Vicksburg This battle occurred in May and June on 1863. This battle was the culmination of one of the most brilliant military campaigns of the war. Once Pemberton’s army was lost‚ the Confederacy war nearly split in half. Ulysses Grant’s success boosted his reputation and lead to his appointment as General-in-Chief of the Union army Battles of Fort Wagner These battles were fought on July 11th and 18th‚ 1863. General Quincy Gillmore sought to capture the Confederate fortifications on James
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SLAVERY The burning issue that led to the disruption of the union‚ however‚ was the debate over the future of slavery. That dispute led to secession‚ and secession brought about a war in which the Northern and Western states and territories fought to preserve the Union‚ and the South fought to establish Southern independence as a new confederation of states under its own constitution. In the late 18th century‚ the abolitionist movement began in the north and the country began to divide over the
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The Civil War The Civil War started in 1861 and lasted for four years until the south surrendered in 1865. The war was between the northern states and the southern states of the United States. Since the War there has been a lot of discussions among historians arguing about the cause of the war. Historians have yet to agree if the cause was social‚ political‚ economical or a mix of them. Most of those who believe it was because of economic reasons believe that it was because of The Sectional
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The revived Ku Klux Klan was merely the most obvious and sinister symptom of general and widespread discrimination. The new Ku Klux Klan opposed many more groups than the blacks opposed by the first Ku Klux Klan. The first Ku Klux Klan group only discriminated against blacks and they weren’t known as the most discriminating group unlike the revived Ku Klux Klan. The revived group of the Ku Klux Klan not only discriminated African Americans‚ but Immigrants‚ Catholics‚ and Jews as well. Even though
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suffrage that was later established nationwide by the 15th Amendment. · Compromise of 1877: ends Reconstruction. What was Reconstruction? Attempt to achieve national reunification and reconciliation after the Civil War and to improve the status of former slaves (freedmen). The reality is that it was enormously difficult to satisfy both these goals. -- "Politics is the art of the possible." The North prevailed during the Civil War. The South prevailed after the war. I. Four main
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Life in Elizabethan England during the Renaissance Why is Elizabethan England known as the “Golden Age”? Elizabethan England (in the mid 1500’s to early 1600’s) was dubbed the “Golden Age” because England was thriving‚ culturally‚ socially‚ and economically. England had earned riches from Latin America in gold and tobacco‚ Queen Elizabeth had resolved all international conflicts‚ and England was one of the most advanced countries in world exploration. Additionally‚ the arts were thriving‚ with
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At first the civil War was about saving the Union‚ but it became much more when the debate of slavery in the North and South came about. Sectionalism became a problem. Copperheads were Northern Democrats who opposed the Civil War; they wanted peace in the South. Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate States. Davis argued against secession‚ he was not as successful as President Lincoln. In the 1860’s‚ soldiers of the Union and the Confederate started deserting the army. The North and
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How Far was Charles I responsible for starting The English Civil War? The English Civil War was a long standing conflict between the King (Charles I) & The Parliament. The war started on 22nd August 1642 and finished on 3rd September 1651. As with most wars during the 17th Century‚ the English Civil War was not a long continuous war‚ it was lots of fights over a period of nine years. The major three being Edge Hill (1642) Marston Moor (1644) and Naseby (1645). The time taken to collect the most
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Why Fight? “The Civil War would be a tragedy for the nation‚ and a disaster for the South.” Stated by Sam Houston himself. Yet 65‚000 Texans served. The civil war was a war between the North and the South‚ but why? Texans fought in the Civil War to preserve slavery‚ to earn state’s rights‚ and just for the love of Texas. The love of Texas‚ Texans loved their state so much that they would die fighting for it. One of the many Texans who loved their state was John Wesley Rabb‚ who served in a famous
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Watkins. Both Martin and Watkins talk about the pride‚ misery‚ glory and horror of the battles that were fought throughout The Revolutionary War. Some of the adventures and sufferings of both men gives its readers a direct perception of what life was like for them. The American Revolution (1775-83) is also known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. The conflict arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies and the colonial
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