Since the start of the war‚ the Union devised a strategy. They planned to blockade the South and drive on the Confederate capital. Even though organizing it took about four years‚ it was the single strategy that won the war. Lincoln and Grant cooperated well. Once Lincoln found a general capable of carrying out his determined strategy‚ Lincoln and Grant had to ensure that the military objectives taking place in the war corresponded with the correct political objectives of the war. Surprisingly‚ Lincoln
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The civil war was fought for many reasons‚ After Abraham lincoln was elected in 1860 the South feared that he would abolish slavery so the South seceded from the Union.( Civil War Trust 1). The union wanted to stay in tact‚ (Civil War Trust 1). So the North did not see a legitimate reason for secession. (Civil War Trust 1). The two sides had also been drifting apart because of their cultural and economic differences. ( Guelzo 1 ). The North was advancing industrially and the South was growing agriculturally
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What Caused The Civil War? There were many different contributing factors to the start of The Civil War. Five of these causes were the Northwest Ordinance and Missouri Compromise‚ John Brown’s raid‚ The 1850 Compromise‚ The Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ and the constant conflict between the North and South. The Northwest Ordinance said the there could be no slavery in states north of the Ohio River‚ however slave holders moved west to new states. This then led to the Missouri Compromise which said no slave
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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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made successful war against a nation of mechanics”‚ William Tecumseh Sherman explains to his southern friend about how the Confederate army was destine to be defeated by the Union. The American Civil War was a dark time in American history caused by the main issue of slavery‚ which lead to other issues relating to states’ rights‚ economy‚ and tariffs. The North defeated the South which led to roughly 4 million slaves gaining their freedom. The Union army was victorious in the war due to their industrial
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What do you think was the main reason that World War 1 began? WW1 was a war that stretched from 1914 to 1918‚ resulting in unprecedented destruction and unimaginable consequences. Among the hundreds of debateable causes‚ many reasoned that Militarism‚ alliances‚ Nationalism‚ Imperialism and the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand are the most important ones that led to the start of the great war. Among these five‚ I believe that the alliances formed between countries are the main and most important
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In order to win the war‚ the Union had to think smart and play it to their advantage. In the book The Civil War: A Visual History‚ author John E. Stanchak declared‚ “During the 19th century‚ the new era of rail and steam that marked the Industrial Revolution was centered in the Northern states‚ and a summary of economics and human resources shows their advantages” (Stanchak 54). The North had a lot of railroads which helped them travel faster. They also had more money and organizations than the South
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have eventually won the war. The Union had a lot of power and a better army. They had better plans to invade the land such as the ports they took‚ the support and the congress passing laws such as the Emancipation Proclamation. The North invaded multiple ports giving the North access to the Confederate both by land and water. The North would have soon been able to take all the land instead making them surrender. The North also had an advantage by having more men fight in the war. The abolitionists
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A 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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Kingdom: ProtisIntro: The Civil War was an event that was inevitable occurrence in the course of history. The main cause of the war was slavery‚ which could not have been stopped if it were not for the war. Since the north and the south were so distant‚ it made it hard for them to agree or compromise. The Civil War could not have been avoided because the nation including political parties were split‚ no other compromises could settle issues about slavery‚ and slave rebellions could not of been prevented
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