One chilly night on March 5th‚ 1770 war broke out between the Patriots and the Loyalists. It occurred on King Street in Boston‚ Massachusetts. Before this event took place‚ the British had decided to tax the colonists for many manufactured items acquired through trade. This caused an outrage in the populace of Boston‚ mostly for the impoverished people. Ever since then‚ the colonists have been boycotting and protesting against these inequitable laws. Then on this day the Patriots and Loyalists were
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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. The American Civil War is interpreted differently by many historians but most see the catalyst as
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Kimberly M. Donovan History – From Beginning to Civil War Professor McConn Final Essay WHY THE SOUTH LOST THE CIVIL WAR The loss of the South in the Civil War was the result of various contributions. First of all‚ they were underequipped in artillery and production factories. The South’s population was about one fourth of the North’s excluding slaves. They were not united and lost because their own philosophical beliefs that destroyed them. Further‚ the South was underequipped and outclassed
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I. The Civil War Begins a. Confederates Fire on Fort Sumter i. Fort Sumter was a southern fort that remained in unions control ii. Lincoln declared her would neither reinforce Fort Sumter nor abandon it. 1. Next Jefferson Davis chose to attack Sumter which started the war a. Fort Sumter fell b. Virginia seceded b. Americans Expect a Short War iii. Union and confederate Strategies 2. The Union had
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Kevin Fenner Explanations for Why the Civil War Started All though the most deadly war in American history is thought to have been fought over slavery‚ the great Civil War was really a conflict of many differences. The North and South had many differences not only with slavery‚ but voting equality‚ different economic resources‚ and their own ideals on the powers of the federal government. The economy was by far the biggest issue that caused the union to break apart‚ but moral issues certainly
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DRAFT Why did King Henry VIII break with Rome? Introduction Who was H8? Adventurous he liked to upset people ideas of his own selfish person King ruled England made enemies 1) Henry 8 was the king of England and he ruled the land in 1509 – 1547 he was known for replacing the Roman Catholic Church to create the Church of England. He was also known for nocking the monasteries down in England. He had six marriages because he was hoping for a son so the son could be a king. Henry
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your head when you hear Greek Civil War? The language‚ Destruction‚ Athens or ancient artifacts. Greece is a country in southern eastern Europe consisting of 2 mainland peninsulas and thousands of islands that lie along the seas. It was the birthplace of the Western civilization and the ancient landmarks. During World War II‚ Greece had helped Albania in which they were being invaded by Italy. Once the Greek army held them back the Nazis had intervened during the war and had overthrown both Greece
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on April 9‚ 1865‚ many considered the Civil War to be over. The fact that the North was victorious over the South was accepted and the process of reconstruction began in America. It was never openly discussed on why the North defeated the South. However‚ the question began to slowly arise over time on why the South lost the Civil War. Many historians have become interested in this question and many reasons have been given on why the South lost the Civil War. Lack of manpower‚ shortages of supplies
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superiority of the rapidly developing North in the coming Civil War. The lack of emphasis on manufacturing and commercial interest‚ stemming from the Southern desire to preserve their traditional agrarian society‚ surrendered to the North their ability to function independently‚ much less to wage war. It was neither Northern troops nor generals that won the Civil War‚ rather Northern guns and industry. From the onset of war‚ the Union had obvious advantages. Quite simply‚ the North
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10/21/13 7:23 PM 1. Economic and social differences between the North and the South. With Eli Whitney ’s invention of the cotton gin in 1793‚ cotton became very profitable. This machine was able to reduce the time it took to separate seeds from the cotton. However‚ at the same time the increase in the number of plantations willing to move from other crops to cotton meant the greater need for a large amount of cheap labor‚ i.e. slaves. Thus‚ the southern economy became a one crop economy‚ depending
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