1861 the civil war shot into action at fort sumter of the shores of virginia‚ the conflict had been building for years and now it has finally began. Why was this pressure there you may ask? It was based of of the topic of slavery and how the north had little use for slavery well the south’s whole economy was built off of it without it they would be nothing. There had been many activists against slavery but one book known as “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” really lite up the eyes of the north and showed how
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have eventually won the war. The Union had a lot of power and a better army. They had better plans to invade the land such as the ports they took‚ the support and the congress passing laws such as the Emancipation Proclamation. The North invaded multiple ports giving the North access to the Confederate both by land and water. The North would have soon been able to take all the land instead making them surrender. The North also had an advantage by having more men fight in the war. The abolitionists
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If the outcome of the Civil War was different and the South had won the war‚ there would be a countless number of changes in history. A few of the most significant effects would be the changes of Southern territory‚ changes economically‚ and the continuing dilemma with slavery. If the North were to lose the Civil War‚ the South would unquestionably conquer the Northern territories. With the South conquering Northern states‚ those states might also become slave states. The South may want the new
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Since the start of the war‚ the Union devised a strategy. They planned to blockade the South and drive on the Confederate capital. Even though organizing it took about four years‚ it was the single strategy that won the war. Lincoln and Grant cooperated well. Once Lincoln found a general capable of carrying out his determined strategy‚ Lincoln and Grant had to ensure that the military objectives taking place in the war corresponded with the correct political objectives of the war. Surprisingly‚ Lincoln
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The South won the Civil War. History says that the North won but in my opinion that is not true. The North won the fighting but what were they fighting for? They were fighting to end slavery. They did not achieve this goal. Yes‚ slavery was legally abolished but it started right back up again in other forms. First there was sharecropping. Than Confederate soldiers took office. That only made matters worse. Then after they took office they managed to pass Jim Crow laws and Black Codes. The South definitely
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In the war‚ Ernest was an ambulance driver. If the South had won the American Civil War‚ all Northern innovations would have been repressed and shut down. One important system of the North was the transportation of the injured on trains and eventually in large vehicles. If this system was restrained‚ it would not have been so widespread and it would not have traveled to other countries or they would have developed the system much later. Even if the two nations‚ the North and the South‚ partook in
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tactics. The KKK was created by a group of confederate soldiers because the blacks helped the north win the war. Which is also why it was so hard to make the south conform to new laws that the government passed. As Mary Daly once said‚ “I had explained that women asking for equality in a church would be the same as a black man asking the KKK for equality”. Well‚ at least laws that had to do with civil rights for blacks. Except of course jim crow laws. In fact‚ jim crow laws allowing segregation
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The north (the union) and the south (the confederacy)‚ prepared for war believed that they would win easily. To achieve a victory in war‚ both side will make a plan or strategy to win. The armies of both north and south marched off to war on the summer of 1861‚ their leaders created a plan to win. The north states possess twice the population of southern states‚ which gave more soldiers‚ farmers and industrial workers. The northern states had the majority of industries‚ which provide enough supplies
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of Freedom. It ’s only reasonable to believe that to be true to this principle‚ slavery had to be abolished. The brutal disagreement that tore apart the North and the South was carried to its fullest extent in the United States in the years before and during the Civil War. The South‚ also known as the Confederates‚ supported slavery. The North‚ also known as the Union‚ was anti-slavery‚ and made every effort that they could to cease it. The Confederates were usually cruel to their slaves‚ and
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above the Union with their advantages of the southern states. They were determined to protect their laws to maintain the efficiency of their country after secession from the Union. The Confederacy was better equipped and more prepared to win the Civil War. Although the Union had some advantages in their economy‚ the Confederacy was better equipped economically. In their economy‚ the southern states had better agricultural production for their values of farmland ranging from about zero dollars up
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