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    secondary causes of the Civil War? In the year 1860‚ the people of America believed that they were happiest and luckiest people across the globe however‚ the Civil War brought in a new era in the history of America the importance of the result is that it brought slavery in the US to an end. However‚ the politicians in the south and the north in the course of this war never believed the liberty of slaves to be the major concern of the war. When discussing the causes of the Civil War‚ there are two aspects

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    century‚ a war arose in the United States that had a tremendous impact on America as a whole. The war (Civil War) shaped America into what it is today. It made a change‚ a good change on the American people. Throughout this essay‚ I’m going to discuss what caused the civil war. In other words‚ there were many things that led up to the civil war‚ including‚ slavery‚ the south depending on the north‚ and the violence that was happening in both the South and the North. Therefore‚ the civil war was caused

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    "Slavery was the Cause of the Civil War." Although the North and the South were part of the same Union they were very different in many ways. The Southern states believed in slavery while the northern states were against it. Eventually it would lead to the War Between the States or the Civil War. There other reasons that left to the Civil War as well but slavery was the main cause of the war. The South had always been slave states. They wanted them to include the new states as slave states so

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    Why did the Civil War Begin? Slavery was a major influence towards the beginning of the Civil War. Mostly because of the disagreements between the North and South on the idea of Slaves. Southern Slave States versus Northern Free States. Is it because of any major events during that time period or just the disagreement between the States worsening over time? I believe the Civil War‚ began because of the Mexican-American war‚ the Compromise of 1850‚ Fugitive Slave Law‚ and . Although many people believe

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    Union in the Civil War The American Civil War‚ was fought from 1861 to 1865. It was caused by the disagreement over the future of slavery between the industrialized North and the agrarian South. That dispute led to secession. The North’s initial political objective was clear: to restore the Union. Later‚ emancipation‚ or freeing the slaves‚ became another objective. The Confederacy (South) wanted its independence. The Secession led to the Civil War. The victory of Union in the Civil War was a product

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    one civil war in Africa. The term civil war focuses on the armed conflicts of groups of individuals living in the same country. The civil war which I have chosen to base this essay upon will be the first civil war in Sudan from the years 1955- 1972. This civil war bears a high level of significance in terms of Sudan gaining independence in 1956 but also the fact it lasted two decades and later triggered a further civil war and genocide in the years to come. The root causes of this civil war involve

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    The Civil War could easily be seen as the second American Revolution considering it brought about significant change in history in the political‚ social‚ and economic aspects. Prior to the civil war‚ there had been a policy of slavery in the South which was a main cause of the conflict between the Union and the Confederacy. In the post-war period‚ slavery had been abolished which brought about much change in not only the social but economic aspect as well. There are many points from which the Civil

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    The Civil War was a war in the United States fought from 1861 to 1865 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War) between the north and south. The north was fighting to outlaw slavery and the south was fighting to keep it. Although conditions were bad the north generally had better conditions during this war. Many people suffered because of the Civil war and not just soldiers fighting. “The Civil War caused difficulties for the people at home as well as the soldiers. Although the North

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    Civil War: The Role of Ex-Slaves After the Civil War 1860 was a critical year in the history of the United States of America. America’s position as a country established on principles of freedom had been weakened by slavery. It was an election year and Abraham Lincoln (b. Feb. 12‚ 1809 - d. April 15‚ 1865) was nominated for the presidency of the United States‚ representing the Republican Party. The

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    The Civil War Draft Riot of 1863 shocked the history of the United States as one of the “bloodiest riots of American history.” (Man‚ Jr‚ 1951 p.375) Following the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 passed Abraham Lincoln had hopes that the passing of said law would “raise the morale of the union army‚ and send freed slaves across the border between the north and south to fight against the confederacy.” (Dupree & Fishel‚ Jr‚ 1960 p.472) The Emancipation Proclamation was also intended to “revitalize

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