There were many reasons for the Civil War. As an example‚ most people feel as if the Civil War was about slavery‚ although recently we have found that it was actually about federal and state rights. Slavery was a small but effective role in the Civil War. The southern half of the United States were “slave states” as the north were “free states”‚ there were always an equal amount of slave and free states. The south and north had very different views and constantly got into disagreements with each
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The North & South Colonies The North & South Colonies Russell Byron-Kelly® October 6th‚ 2011 In the 1700’s The South and the North colonies were similar but also different. The South colonies were Agricultural because of all the crops they planted. The North was Commercial because they were right next to the ocean and could send ships to England and other countries. The south helped with the Cash Crop and the North help move the cash crop across the ocean. In this essay I’ll be talking about
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The years 1820-1860 were known as the Pre-Civil War years‚ because the North and South were growing away from each other. They started to separate as the north became more industrialized and the South focusing more on agriculture. The industrialization of the North also affected relationships between management and labor forces. In contrast the South’s focus on agriculture‚ affected its social‚ political and economic life. The North was converting into an industrialized‚ urbanized society. With
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Many conflicts contributed to the Civil war‚ but the most famous and well known one was slavery which happened around in the mid 1800s. The conflict consisted of the Northern and southern states. Each side had their own view on slavery as south used it heavily for their economic structure while North barely used it. In conclusion both had different views on whether the expand or stop slavery growth growth or to have slavery at all. This all started out with the missouri compromise which itself
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A frequently‚ and sometimes hotly‚ discussed subject; the outcome of the American Civil War has fascinated historians for generations. Some argue that the North’s economic advantages proved too much for the South‚ others that Southern strategy was faulty‚ offensive when it should have been defensive‚ and vice-versa. Internal division in the South is often referred to‚ and complaints made against Davis’ somewhat makeshift‚ inexperienced‚ government. Doubts are sometimes raised over the commitment
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Ever since the day the South surrendered to the North in May of 1865‚ Americans have argued on why the South lost. Others argued that the South never had chance to win the war‚ yet more than half a million people were killed‚ homes were lost and destroyed and families were torn apart. There are many theories to explain this‚ many arguing that the South never had a chance to win the Civil War to begin with‚ for the North out numbered and had better resources than the South at almost every point‚ militarily
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accumulated differences between the North and the South led to the Civil War in the USA. The two parts of the country were developing at a different speed in the first half of 19th century‚ leading to a disparity in their economic situations as well as their social‚ cultural and political beliefs. While it is true that the US Civil War was triggered off by the issue of slavery‚ it would still be unfair to say that this phenomenon was the only cause of this war. However‚ slavery was the burning issue
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A.1.) Gaskell ‘North and South’ essay. Gaskell’s ‘North and South’‚ set in Victorian England‚ is the story of Margaret Hale‚ a young woman whose life is completely turned on its head when her family moves to northern England. As an outsider from the agricultural south‚ Margaret is initially shocked by the aggressive northerners of the dirty‚ smoky industrial town of Milton‚ but as she adapts to her new home‚ she defies social conventions with her ready sympathy and defense of the working poor
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collection of adversities and disagreements served as a great window into the beginning of the Civil War. It was evident that the Southerners wanted to preserve slavery but what exactly was the Northerners fighting for? The North wanted to preserve the Union that was created by the ratification of the Constitution. Rendering enemies in one country was not the intention of the North. The secession of the South after the election of Abraham Lincoln as president was a spark to the tumult. If the subject
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Why did the South Lose the Civil War? Beginning as a battle of army versus army‚ the war became a conflict of society against society. In this kind of war‚ the ability to mobilize economic resources‚ the effectiveness of political leadership‚ and a society’s willingness to keep up the fight despite setbacks‚ are as crucial to the outcome as success or failure on the battlefields. Unfortunately for the Southern planters‚ by the spring of 1865‚ the South was exhausted‚ and on April 9‚ Lee surrendered
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