J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J Jj J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J Discuss the changing ideals of American womanhood between the American Revolution (1770’s) and the outbreak of the Civil War. What factors fostered the emergence of “republican motherhood” and the “cult of domesticity”? Assess the extent to which these ideals influenced the lives of women during this period. In your answer be sure to consider issues of
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The Cause Of The Civil War The issue that I bring to you today is the issue of the cause of the Civil War. I know and believe that the Civil War began because of the separation of our country. The Confederates wanted slaves and the Union wanted to free every one of the slaves. The main cause and issue of the Civil War was the slavery issue. The North wanted the slaves to be free and the South wanted to keep the slaves working in their homes. I believe that slaves should be free and they should
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The Civil War was fought to ensure the freedom and equality for all citizens. After the Civil War had come to an end our nation had approximately four million newly freed slaves. The Union was faced with the challenges of protecting the new freedmen’s rights of citizenship. This turbulent era in American History was Called Reconstruction. The Southern states were not pleased with the changes being made to make African
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published in both The Journal of the Civil War Era and Civil War History I have a far better understanding of the many different subfields that make up the historical study of the Civil War. My response to the question which prompted this essay would be that I consider myself to be a military Civil War historian. However‚ I am not a military historian in the traditional sense. I am interested in studying the military strategies used by the great military minds of the Civil War‚ but that is not all I am interested
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There is no doubt that the Civil War was inevitable and was going to happen sooner or later. Many historical events lead up and caused to the Civil War and there was no way to avoid it. The United States and all of their presidents throughout the time period were dealing with other problems like women’s rights and reform movements and it was a lot to deal with. The Civil War was inevitable because there were certain pieces of land that couldn’t be determined as a slave or a free state‚ there were
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Before the civil war happened‚ the northern army was a small army‚ when crisis came volunteers came to protect their land and freedoms if threatened. the souths army was only made up of white men‚ while the norths army was made of foreign people who came from different countries‚ white men and eventually blacks after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. As the war continued the army only had five major goals. The armies’ major goals were to block the southern coasts‚ capture and control the
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Battle of Gettysburg: A battle‚ a speech‚ a memorial ground During the American Civil War‚ from the first to the third of July 1863‚ there were sanguinary battles in and around Gettysburg. The losses of lives on both sides were massive‚ approximately 23 000 dead‚ hurt or missing on each side.1 It was there‚ in the small city of Pennsylvania‚ that the war turned around. The South was suddenly facing defeat.1‚ 2 The Civil War continued for two years after the Battle of Gettysburg. Still it is recognized
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between America in 1861. When several of the Southern states broke away from the Union the Civil War was starting to fuel. From there one of the bloodiest wars in American history took place when the Confederates fired on Fort Sumter‚ the Federal military base in South Carolina. Through all of the battles and deaths‚ one of the greater aspects of the war was the courage and involvement of African-American soldiers and sailors of the Union army. In 1861‚ the United States Navy needed an astounding
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For this essay I will be explaining what caused the civil war and the outcome of it. Most of the time we only get bits and pieces of information instead of the whole base of the subject. I will be explaining all of the causes of the civil war. I will give a brief description of the causes including‚ political‚ economical‚ and social causes.One reason why political problems caused the war was because‚South wanted each state to be more sovereign than the federation. Another reason is that the south
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Phil Ninan 12/5/2005 U.S. History Per. 4 The Road to the Civil War Until 1861 compromises helped the United States of America to avoid civil war. The Compromise of 1850 led a series of events set out to prevent war. The compromise of 1850 consisted of negotiations Henry Clay made which included issues on: slavery‚ land‚ and money. Also there were events that helped lead to war such as the Kansas-Nebraska Act. This included concerns with: the idea of popular sovereignty‚ repeal
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