years of the war‚ what were the political and military strategies of each side? Which side was more successful? Why? In the mid 1800’s the Civil War begun. It was between the Union‚ the north‚ and the Confederates‚ the south. Each side had its own reason to start the war. Economic and social differences between the North and the South were one of the reasons. Another reason for the start of the war was the fight for more state rights and more federal rights. The fight between Slave and Non-Slave
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Ryley Dinsen APUSH 4th 12/16/12 Controversy before the Civil War During the expansion westward of United States‚ controversy between the Northern and the Southern States quickly arose. This was primarily due to the disagreement of what these new western territories would become- free or slave states. The Southern States wanted these new territories to support slavery so they could send more pro-slavery senators/ representatives to Congress‚ which was the opposite for the Northern States. Many
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The Civil War was the bloodiest war the United States has ever fought - killing over 620‚000 Americans and causing more destruction than any other war. Long standing conflicts and disagreements made the violent war seem inevitable years before it happened‚ and led to it becoming a major turning point in US history. Americans have struggled with sectionalism since the colonial days‚ as seen in the issue of slavery and states rights‚ and the passing of documents and compromises such as the Articles
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of years‚ as well as rival European nations fighting for supremacy that ultimately culminated in the rebellion of the thirteen colonies against the British Empire in 1776. While the study of our history includes dates and facts about Presidents and wars; our story is the story of legends‚ curses and folk tales that have originated here in the Americas during the past three centuries and have stood the test of time. Names like Washington‚ Franklin‚ Lincoln‚ and Roosevelt are synonymous with American
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Causes of the Civil War can be traced back to tensions that formed between the North and the South. Over time issues involving states versus federal rights‚ slavery‚ economic and social differences were temporarily resolved by compromises. While most may say that slavery was the main cause to the Civil War‚ there were also many causes that led to slavery. The very start of the Civil War could have all started with the Three-Fifths Compromise of 1787 as it led to increasing sectionalism. Eli Whitney’s
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After the American Civil War in 1865 the United States entered a period called the Era of Reconstruction. The Civil War left the South in shambles‚ economically‚ infrastructurally‚ and socially. Therefore‚ the responsibility of repairing the South fell on the United States government. The physical damage of the war was the first to be addressed. The government was not only repairing physical damage‚ but economic damage‚ too. The Civil War destroyed the South’s economy‚ with many plantations and farms
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Pre-Civil War Study Guide Missouri Compromise- (Louisiana Purchase) Issue – Mo. wants to come in as a slave state. Problem- This would upset the balance of free and slave states in Congress Compromise (Henry Clay)- • Let Mo. come in as a slave state • Let Maine come in as a free state • No slavery above the 36 30 line of latitude Mexican War/Mexican Cession – As a result of the war America got California and much of the SW. (Mexican Cession)
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Harvard Outline Title: The Battle of Antietam and Resorting to the Emancipation Proclamation I. The significant major events or actions taken place by the Union at the start of the Civil War were the Blockades‚ The Battle of Antietam‚ and the Emancipation Proclamation. A. Concentrating on the south’s principle ports. 1. The North held blockades on the South’s ports and coastal routes. a. It would Holt any economic growth that the South received through trade and commerce such as
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promoting equality for all. It wasn’t until 1865 when slaves were free. Around “36‚000 men died in the Civil war” (Civil War Facts)‚ for the abolishment of slavery. The Civil war‚ being the bloodiest war in American history‚ all came down to the question of; whether human bondage is moral? Slavery is the underlying cause of the Civil war‚ as a result of the confederates inability to give up forced human labor. The South economically depended on slaves‚ but with limited state rights‚ along with the election
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the civil war was started‚ yet is a factor in how it was caused. The idea of slavery fueled political and social relations between the North and South during the 1850s. Acts‚ such as the Fugitive Slave Act‚ hampered the sentiment towards the South‚ while the antislavery and abolition movement coalesced Southern opinion against the North. However‚ the feud between the North and South in attempts to gain power over the other‚ and the South’s eventual loss‚ is what primarily caused the Civil War. The
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