Century‚ when the economy of the United States grew tremendously‚ there was a critical economic disparity between the Southern and Northern regions. The southern part had a growing economy based on large scale farming‚ which depended on free labor from black slaves to grow cotton and tobacco. The civil war took place from 1861 to 1865 because of inequalities resulting from slavery. This was due to the conflict that existed between the free and slave states over the efforts of the national government
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bringing about in anyway the social and political equality of the white and black races." Explain why Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation in 1862. The Emancipation proclamation‚ passed in 1862‚ was a huge step towards racial equality in America. However‚ President Abraham Lincoln‚ the president responsible for signing the bill‚ was documented as stating that he was against equality of white and blacks‚ meaning he had a different agenda for signing the bill other than racial equality. Abraham
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North and later became The Confederate States of America and the North became the United States of America. African Americans shaped the course and consequences of the Civil War through resistance‚ escaping and joining the Unions army to battle against the Confederate. Towards the beginning of the civil war General Benjamin Butler reported to John Cameron one of the secretary of war that there was large numbers of slaves trying to desperately escape the Confederates to seek help from the Union
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the union naval blockade‚ the confederate doctrine of State’s Rights‚ and the strength of union generals and their military tactics‚ between others. Overall‚ the north achieved dominance due to a combination of these reasons. Economic factors led to Northern victory as although both sides had great military potential‚ neither side had few methods to actually realize that potential. According to the Millennial edition of The Historical Statistics of the united states‚ during the time of the civil
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anti-slavery states‚ unbalancing the Senate even more. The Tariff of 1857 lowered duties to about 20%. North blamed it for causing the panic‚ because they felt they needed higher duties for more protection‚ Republicans economic election of 1860: protection for the unprotected and farms for the farm less. 1849 California gold rush Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: ended Mexican war‚ In December 1860‚ South Carolina’s legislature met in Charleston and voted unanimously to secede 6 other states joined South
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The American Civil War In 1860‚ arguably the world’s greatest nation was locked in Civil War. The war divided the country between the North (Union) and South (Confederate). The war lasted five years and by 1865 the Confederate forces were truly beaten. Out of this horrendous war though‚ where some 600‚000 men died grew a greater sense of nationalism than is today‚ unrivalled around the world. Slavery was a major issue that triggered the American Civil War. Slavery started out‚ as a few individual
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The Confederate States of America formed a political unit and then sought to separate themselves from the other northern states. The confederation was born with six southern agrarian and slave states of the United States: Alabama‚ South Carolina‚ Florida‚ Georgia‚ Louisiana and Mississippi. The decision on the separation took place after the abolitionist Abraham Lincoln defeated the presidential elections of 1860. The North was commanded by the industrial bourgeoisie that defended the protectionism
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Union-North and the Confederate-South. Although there are multiple causes of the war‚ the main cause is the different beliefs on slavery. The Union-North believed the national government should have the power to prohibit slavery in territories that have not yet been named states. On the contrary‚ the Confederate South believed slavery was key to the economic status because slave trade was an important source of income in the southern economy. By the beginning of the Civil War in 1863‚ seven states in the South
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colored people still have problems sometimes‚ but not as bad as times were in the past in the time of the Civil War‚ where words can’t describe how life was as a colored person around that time. With this 4 year event effecting 34 states at first but ending off with 36 states being effected‚ life had changed quiet a little towards the major things that needed adjustment‚ but there are still minor issues that need to be solved. To start off with the description of the event which is the Civil War‚ some
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More than 150 years have passed since Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. His quest to prevent slavery from spreading into western U.S. Territories‚ which began as a political platform for his candidacy for President of United States continued as an ideological mission throughout his administration until his death. It should have ended a political career before it even started. Lincoln’s own evolution which led to an allegiance to a higher authority with respect to the morality
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