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    WomenSlaves and Free Blacks Laura W. Fox HIS 110 May 11‚ 2015 Mark Hoffman WomenSlaves and Free Blacks The Northern women played a significant role in the war efforts on the Union side during the Civil War. The women organized fund raiser and held country fairs in order to raise money for medical supplies and other necessary items. They would wash and repair torn clothing and blacks for the soldiers. Women nurses played a vital role traveling to hospitals providing care to the Union soldiers

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    WomenSlaves‚ and Free Blacks in the Civil War HIS/110 October 23‚ 2014 What roles did Northern women play in the war effort on the Union side during the Civil War? What roles did Southern women play in the war effort on the Confederate side during the Civil War? How did the war affect each group? (350 words total) Northern and Southern women played an intricate role on side of the Union and Confederate during the civil war. Women served as nurses‚ disguised soldiers‚ spies and front line

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    Were SlavesFree After the Civil War? When the slaves were liberated from their masters‚ after the fall of the South in the Civil War‚ what was the definition of the newfound freedom that they received? Many would say the same freedom as any American at the time was granted‚ but consider the lack of education and certain privileges that kept many people within the Negro community in a cycle of perpetuating poverty. In some respects the recently freed men and women were still slaves to the society

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    WomenSlaves‚ and Free Blacks in the Civil War David H Mann HIS/ 155 April 29‚ 2017 Staci Anson There were many different affects for the women of the Civil War. There were different affects for the women of the Union soldiers and women of the Confederated soldiers. What were the differences and what were the similarities? Many women’s lives were dramatically affected during the war‚ whether they were from the south or from the north. Women on both sides fought in the war and sometimes even spied

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    Everyone knows about president Lincoln and the emancipation proclamation. How the north won the civil war and slavery was abolished. It is a nice thought. But it was not that easy. After the civil war slaves across the United States were granted their freedom. Being granted freedom and being free were two different things‚ many slaves would learn this the hard way. Freedmen and women were now on their own and had to face many obstacles. The biggest being racism. This battle for equality would last

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    Women Who Fought In the Civil War Submitted By: Tierahnee Balfour History 2010 Enhanced Mrs. Teresa Prober 19 October 2012 It is an accepted convention that the Civil War was a man’s fight‚ but to the women in that time period‚ it was not. Many women sacrificed their lives to fight for their family and for their country. The Civil War is symbolic in American history because it shaped society‚ as we know it today‚ “Free of slavery”. During the Civil Warwomen were mostly confined

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    Civil War‚ often times regarded as the most gruesome‚ and the most terrible war of all time. Why is the Civil War given so many names‚ one reason would be because it was a war against brothers. You would think that 9/11 and many other foreign attacks put a big mark in history‚ while they are tragic events‚ they were not as horrible as the Civil War. 9/11 managed to kill about 3‚000 Americans while the Civil War managed to kill 600‚000 solders. 4‚800 Confederate and Union solders lay dead on the battlefield

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    what the women did to contribute to the Civil War? For a long period of time women wanted to help out in the public life and not just at home all the time doing house work. The Civil War provided women with multiple opportunities to be active in the society. Prior to the Civil War women were considered very frail and weak people. Women were known for the house work they did to take care of their families while the men were away in war. Women’s equality was an ongoing battle in society. Women wanted

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    Of the 3‚211‚067 people involved in the Civil War‚ about 23‚000 of them were women paid to be nurses or spies. These numbers don’t even include the women who stayed back and were the support on the home front. Women such as Elizabeth Van Lew‚ Clara Barton‚ Elizabeth Blackwell and so many more are the kind of women that changed the events of this war. Without spies that gave crucial information like Elizabeth Van Lew‚ nurses who gave live saving care like Clara Barton and supporters that gave necessary

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    Black slaves and freed Blacks Carolyn Wood September 1‚ 2015 HIS/110 Agenda • The role Black slaves and freed Blacks played in the Revolutionary War • The effect the Revolution had • The political economic and social effects of the war • Conclusion The role Black slaves and freed Blacks played in the Revolutionary War • They fought at Fort Ticonderoga and the Battle of Bunker Hill. • Altogether‚ some 5‚000 free blacks and slaves served in the Continental army during the Revolution. • By 1778

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