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    before 1846‚ from the procurement of the Louisiana purchase‚ which was the first large purchase of land. The question of western expansion of slavery into these new territories was now the beginning of what started the era of the civil war and the great divide of the American people. The new territories did not apply to the new territories that were not apart of the Louisiana purchase. The” free

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    Kansas played a big role in the Civil War before and after it became a state. While Kansas was becoming a state‚ there was an outrage on slavery in the United States. The Northern states fought for anti-slavery while the Southern states wanted to include slavery in the state. Kansas had many battles while in the Civil War‚ and the brave men of Kansas fought hard and long to protect their wives and children living with them in their state. Although many people were trying to make Kansas a confederate

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    states seceded. To make the situation even worse‚ the Civil War took place to resolve this conflict between the South and the North. President Lincoln was left with the trust to unite the Confederacy and the Union once again. President Lincoln’s duty of preserving the Union was more important to him than to give the slaves freedom because he just wanted to use the African-Americans for military force‚ political power‚ and to end the Civil War. President Lincoln needed all the manpower he could possess

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    Have you ever wondered how trains and railroads changed life in America? History argues over the impact of railroads. History claims that the contribution of railroads was crucial in American development. Others‚ such as Robert Fogel‚ maintain that the impact of railroad transportation was not as crucial in the development in America (Early American Railroads). The issue may be a controversial one‚ but the fact remains that train transportation‚ the building of trains‚ and the development of the

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    Industrialization after the Civil War The Industrial Revolution was a time for economic‚ and technological growth and development. Although this period had both negative and positive effects on society‚ economy and politics‚ it played an essential role in shaping the way that the world is today. The growth of entrepreneurship and the introduction of inventions such as incandescent light bulb‚ made way for a time of tremendous growth in the United States. The rise of entrepreneurship also made acts

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    The “Civil War” was important in history because it was when the Northern and Southern part of the United States battled against each other‚ due to the sides having their own different beliefs and religions. This war lasted 5 year from 1861-1865. The South believed in “Slavery” and were heavy about it because it was their way of making money more easily. But‚ most people who didn’t have slaves or very little would also work with the slaves or be tolerated like one. But the North believed in more

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    Plagued with the ever-present plight of war‚ the United States has endured many forms of this widespread and deadly affliction over the course of its relatively young life. Unceasingly analyzed in hopes of perhaps understanding the underlying and sometimes hidden causes‚ such wars have captivated the minds of scholars since the moment the nation’s fathers tore independence from the stubborn clutch of England. Consider the great Civil War‚ a war that tested the United States’ reputation of increasing

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    things‚ causing the Civil War. The Civil War includes some of the most cruel‚ bloody wars anyone has ever seen. The reasons of the war affected so much‚ the country is split into two. Reasons for South fighting One of the reasons for the South fighting against North is slavery‚ one of the main reasons for the war. In the split of the North and South‚ the South developed tensions and is angered because of abolitionism. Abolitionism is a belief of freeing all slaves. The South is so angered because in

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    Before the beginning of the Civil War‚ Americans tried to resolve slavery by drawing or erasing a geographical line to limit or expand the growth of slavery. These lines were not very affective and changed much too often. It begins with the Northwest Ordinance in 1787 and ends with the Crittendon Compromise in 1861. The Northwestern Ordinance (1787) was the biggest success under the Articles of Confederation. It wrote out how the nation should deal with its colonies. It created a policy for administering

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     but it did not  develop.” Assess the validity of this statement for the years between 1800 and 1860. (set a chart  up showing a similar column and a difference column)    Thesis: Although the South did develop a growing merchant class during these years and the  population grew; there were not many changes in the social and economic structure of the South.      Similarities (did not develop)  ● Tobacco prices were subject to  frequent depressions meaning that the  economy of the South did not  improve

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