Before Civil War began‚ even as the country was being set up with the Articles of Confederation‚ slavery was an issue that had to be dealt with. When the final vote for the ratification of the Constitution some states would not sign on it if slavery were made illegal. They decided to deal with it in twenty years. After the compromise of 1820 they limited slavery to the south‚ which would split the country into two for the next forty years. The South would feel that slavery was the best thing for
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The American Civil War occurred in a time when weapons and tactics revolutionarily changed and evolved the way wars were fought. From traditional lines like those seen in the 18th century and prior‚ to a more modern way of fighting like using trenches and using cover to protect yourself. Changing the psychology of war‚ seen in Sherman’s march‚ and also in the battle of Cold harbor and creating new weapons used like the Gatling-gun and ironclad ships. Before the Civil War‚ infantry soldiers typically
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Slavery was undoubtedly an equally awful experience for both male and female African Americans prior to the Civil War. Torn from their homeland and forced to work grueling hours under cruel slave owners for no pay‚ the era of the American slave trade was arguably on of the most shameful eras in American history. Much of the work one would be forced to do as a slave was reflective of one’s gender. Although there were certainly exceptions‚ male slaves were generally expected to work long hours in the
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To claim that the Civil War was unlike any other war since is to dispute the claims of countless historians who view it as a prelude or prototype for the type of wars that followed‚ “Library shelves groan with works pointing to the Civil War as a harbinger of “total war” in its modern form.” This claim‚ as well as overlooking strategies and tactics that have been applied and evolved through subsequent wars‚ overlooks the significance of ideological warfare and policies of a central government such
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Many abolitionists such as Frederick Douglas‚ Harriet Tubman‚ and Sojourner Truth worked tirelessly to eliminate slavery during the Civil War Era. Their contributions had a lasting impact on history‚ and in 1865‚ the Thirteenth Amendment put an end to slavery in the US‚ or at least that’s what people commonly believe. However‚ slavery still exists today as a result of human trafficking. Victims of trafficking are illegally taken into forced labor‚ the sex trade‚ or organ removal. Human trafficking
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Death‚ destruction‚ and mayhem are just a few of the vestiges of the modern war present throughout the American Civil War. Industrialization had a massive influence on the conflict moving it to the boundaries of total war. The American Civil War is the first modern war due to innovations in technology‚ which led to advances in weaponry‚ logistics‚ and communications. The Industrial Revolution allowed for the greatest level of production in human history‚ which in turn led to the greatest level
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Advancement of Weaponry throughout the Civil War The American Civil War allowed american weaponry to advance from slow and insufficient to fast and useful. The Civil War is often referred to as the first ¨modern¨ war in history‚ and this is characterized by American weaponry. Early weapons used in the Revolutionary War were self muzzle-reloading weapons which were slow and insufficient. While the ¨modern¨ weapons used in the Civil war were Springfield rifle to Colt revolver to 12-pound howitzer
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American Civil War – The First Modern War America has been shaped by years of war‚ and one of the most significant was the Civil War. The Civil War established the political framework of America‚ allowing for the beginnings of social equality. The main catalyst of the war was the
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American Civil War began April 12‚ 1861‚ and did not end until a gruesome four years later‚ on May 9‚ 1865. This war divided America into two groups: the Union and the Confederacy. During this time period‚ many new concepts and ideas from both sides were thought of and brought to life. Some examples of these new concepts were in an area such as naval and ground warfare‚ medicine‚ weaponry‚ transportation‚ and photography. Technology played a very important role in the American Civil War‚ shaping
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The American Civil War was the first modern war compared to the Napoleonic wars because Union and Confederate armies waged a total war that encompassed mass politics and advanced technologies. “The Civil War combined the mass politics and passions of the Wars of the French Revolution with the technology‚ productive capacity‚ and managerial style of the emerging Industrial Revolution.” The Civil War was not only an example of a modern war but one of the earliest examples of total war. The Union and
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