Civil War: a war between citizens of the same country. This was the end result of the enlargement and expansion of slavery throughout the United States of America. Back in the mid-1800’s‚ the United States was expanding fast towards the west but there were large decisions to be made: What states should be slave states? How can we balance out everything? Should we expand slavery to the north? The controversy all was because of a difference of perspective. The southern farmer is bound to favor slavery
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In the mid-1800s‚ there was conflict surrounding the idea of slavery. This conflict led to a division of the nation and had a huge impact on the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln. Slavery was considered necessary in the Southern States‚ but as a united nation both the North and the South couldn’t have their way. The Northern States wanted to prohibit slavery‚ however the Southern States wanted to allow slavery. This led to many disputes‚ violent uproars‚ and protest throughout the nation. In 1854
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Slavery‚ “the practice or system of owning slaves” and slave define as “a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them”. That was the mindset of most white people in America during this time and era. This was roughly the 1800’s. The white men thought it was okay to own another human being as long as their skin color was different from theirs. You could buy or sell any slave you had. They were treated like property‚ instead of the human beings they were. Slavery caused the
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the addition of many new territories in the United States‚ the issue of slavery had never been so prominent and controversial in the states. Due to the Fugitive Slave Act that forced citizens to assist in capture of runaway slave‚ idea of citizens deciding whether territories would be free or slave states - known as popular soveirgnty‚ as well as the varying interpretations of the constitution‚ especially on the subject of slavery‚ there was great discord and sectionalism in the United States. This
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Joshua Brackenridge January 25‚ 2013 Period 6 TITLE The American civil war was the beginning slavery‚ but ending slavery came with many consequences and lost lives. Many authors have written songs‚ books and poems about the civil war; the most interesting thing is that they all have their own point of view. Three selections which portrayed the enemy in different ways are: “swing low sweet chariot”‚ “Willie has gone to the war”‚ “go down Moses”. Each of these selections presents a unique perspective
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Before the Civil War and Reconstruction‚ slavery ran rapid throughout the United States. Slave owners treated their slaves as animals and deemed them as barbarian. It is argued that since it would have been cheaper if Whites had others perform free labor‚ Whites would have traded goods and war prisoners with the African leaders. The result of this‚ created a system of slavery far more degrading than any other form of servitude in mankind. Enslavement caused men and women to write about their lives
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Throughout the 1800’s‚ up until about 1860‚ the North and South had an immense amount of struggles‚ both economically and socially‚ that led them to the Civil War. The main difference they fought over was their opinions on slavery. These problems led to years of conflict and misery among the states. The North and South were extremely different when it came to their economy. For instance‚ the North had more so factories‚ unlike the South‚ which relied on farming. The immense amount of railroads
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The Causes of the Civil War Was Slavery really the main cause? By Tina Harvin Times Staff Writer The American Civil War‚ also known as the War Between the States‚ the War of Rebellion‚ or the War for the Southern Independence‚ began on April 12‚ 1861. The first shot ringed through the air in Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor‚ South Carolina. General P.G.T. Beauregard from the Congederacy lead the attack on Charleston Harbor. The Civil War lasted until the last Confederate Army
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was a connection between the requirement of African American people to fight in the war against the union rebellion and Lincoln’s idea about slavery. Lincoln was a wise man and knew what to expect and what had to be done. He has to come to an agreement. Lincoln promised freedom to the slaves if the slaves were willing to fight in the war against the union army. The book Abraham Lincoln‚ slavery‚ and the civil war book states that “why should they do anything for us‚ if we will do nothing for them
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Slavery was a big deal in the 1860’s which lead to The Civil War lasting from 1861-1865. The Civil War was known as the bloodiest four years in American history. America was split up into two parts which were the North and South. The North was known as the Union and the South was known as the Confederacy. Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederacy and Abraham Lincoln was the president of the Union. Jefferson Davis supported the idea of having slaves‚ unlike Abraham Lincoln who wanted to
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