Summary of the Civil War: Fought 1861-1865‚ the American Civil War was the result of decades of sectional tensions between the North and South. Focused on slavery and states rights‚ these issues came to a head following the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. Over the next several months eleven southern states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America. During the first two years of the war‚ Southern troops won numerous victories but saw their fortunes turn after losses at Gettysburg
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At the start of the American Civil War‚ President Abraham Lincoln cautiously framed the conflict about the preservation of the Union rather than the ending of slavery. Personally he found the practice of slavery revolting; but he knew that neither Northerners nor the residents of the border slave states would support abolition as a reason to go to war. However by mid-1862‚ thousands of slaves fled to join the attacking Northern armies‚ Lincoln was convinced that abolition had become a sound military
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Civil War Casualties: The Numbers The American Civil War‚ also known as the War Between the States‚ was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 in the United States of America after seven Southern slave states declared their separation from the North and formed the Confederate States of America. The ACW is widley refered to Americnas bloodiest conflict and more Americans both Union and Confederate‚ ended up as causalities than in any other war in U.S. history.Casualties were those soldiers who were
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CAUSE OF THE CIVIL WAR In 1860‚ the world ’s greatest nation was locked in Civil War. The war divided the country between the North and South. There were many factors that caused this war‚ but the main ones were the different interpretations of the Constitution by the North and South‚ the Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ and the arrival of Lincoln in office. These factors were very crucial in the bringing upon of the destruction of the Union. They caused immediate war. In 1791‚ the tenth amendment was
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American Civil War American Civil War‚ was a four-year war (1861–65) between the federal government of the United States and 11 Southern states that asserted their right to secede from the Union. The secession of the Southern states in 1860–61 and the ensuing outbreak of armed hostilities were the culmination of decades of growing sectional friction over the related issues of slavery‚ trade and tariffs‚ and the doctrine of states’ rights. This friction arose out of fundamental
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American Civil War For the four years between 1861 and 1865 American fought the civil war. Meaning our own war. The North against the South. The free States against the slave states. The war had to solved two questions left unresolved by the revolution. The first being‚ Could the United States be a dissolvable confederation of sovereign states? Or‚ could the United States be an indivisible nation with a sovereign national government? The Second question would be‚ whether this nation which had
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American Historians’ Debate on the Civil War The American Civil War has without a doubt left a permanent divide on this great nation’s past and present. American historians still debate the causes of a war that began in 1861 between the Union states and Confederacy states. The war can be seen as caused by the principle of slavery‚ the growing tension between northern and southern ideology or due to a crack in the political system of the time. United States’ history classes focus on teaching students
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Civil war From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search For other uses‚ see civil war (disambiguation). See list of civil wars for individual examples. A civil war is a war in which parties within the same culture‚ society or nationality fight for political power or control of an area. Some civil wars are also categorized as revolutions when major societal restructuring is a possible outcome of the conflict. An insurgency‚ whether successful or not‚ is likely to be classified
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The Civil War: Tuscaloosa’s Involvement Throughout history‚ America has been involved in many wars. No war hit quite as close to home as the Civil War. Brothers fought against brothers‚ and families were torn apart. Living in the United States during this time was rough‚ but living in the south was even harder. Tuscaloosa‚ being so close to the University of Alabama‚ played a significant role in the Civil War; it is important to understand Tuscaloosa’s involvement in the Civil War. The
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The War Between the States was complex. If you wish to understand the events‚ you should refer to a textbook. Music of the time‚ however‚ helps us delve into people’s thoughts and opinions on the war‚ slavery‚ and many other important issues in our country’s history. Prior to the civil war‚ American music followed its European roots. During the civil war‚ American music began to develop in its own way‚ largely influenced by the music of the African-Americans. The war produced many well-known
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