After The Civil War The civil war spawned some of the most gruesome battles in america’s history‚ but besides the immeasurable loss of life what truly made the war such a significant event in America’s history? After the Union victory in the plight to end slavery and provide equity among the races‚ life changed many ways for blacks and whites‚ but some things never changed despite the efforts of Abraham Lincoln and his supporters. The country was split in two with the North in power and the South
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Before the Civil War Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States of America In 1960. In 1661 the Civil War began because Fort Sumter is attacked. The people there surrender. Then that’s when it all started. Most people thought that the war would be over by Christmas. The Northerns were quick to join the Union Army. Pro-Union people were generally opposed to slavery and like stronged federal government. From there the War last until 1965.Civil War soldiers went on foot most of the
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The Civil War is something everyone remembers. It’s hard to forget something that big‚ that almost separated our United States apart. The South and the North both have their opinion on the war. As well so do I but we will do the polar opposites first. The South states didn’t want to be part of the United States and create their own country‚ called the Confederacy States. A few reasons why they didn’t want to be part of the United states. The top reason why they started the war because they wanted
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Causes of the Civil War There were several reasons the Civil War began. The north and the south had completely different views on some very important subjects.The north believed that slavery was not needed‚ but the south had needed slavery in order to harvest the crops. Also‚ new territories were being settled. Lastly‚ Abraham Lincoln was elected president. The areas of the United States had different economies. In the North‚ the economy was based on factories and wages. Everyday people worked
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Throughout the Civil War‚ cavalry played an important part. Calvary is a series of strategies using horses and mules‚ for instance‚ they used it to scout and screen. It was also used for messengers and orderlies which was a poor use for calvary (civilwarcalvary.com). Their uniforms were dark blue if one were in volunteer cavalry‚ which meant they also had to wear light blue trousers. The calvary riders had to wear uniforms with yellow stripes on their pants along with a yellow trim on their jackets
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Advantages in the Civil War No war has killed as many American men as the Civil War. This is because it was a war between ourselves. Leading up to the war were disagreements about slavery and Presidents and other things like that. The South on one side‚ and the North on the other. When Lincoln was elected‚ who the North wanted as President but the South didn’t‚ all hell broke loose. The South attacked northern troops at Fort Sumter and thus began the Civil War. In this war the North had almost
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The Civil war began in 1861. It was a war fought between the South and the North. The south was known as the Confederate and the North as the Union. The cause of the war was‚ because the south and the north had different views on slavery and state rights. The war ended with The South’s surrender. The Union had several advantages over the South which led to their win in 1865. The first advantage the Union had over the Confederate was numbers. “The Federals were very inferior in numbers”
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The American Civil War (1861–1865)‚ also known as the War Between the States (among other names)‚ was a civil war in the United States of America. There are many reasons for causing this war but the 2 most of those were‚ Sectionalism refers to the different economies‚ social structure‚ customs and political values of the North and South. It increased steadily between 1800 and 1860 as the North‚ which phased slavery out of existence‚ industrialized‚ urbanized and built prosperous farms‚ while the
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The American Civil War that broke out from 1861 to 1865 resulted from a disagreement between the Southern and Northern states. Sectionalism‚ protectionism‚ slavery‚ and state’s rights were among the root causes of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was the U.S. President during the time of war and his contributions would have helped avoid the civil war that left approximately 600‚000 Americans dead. The war could have been avoided through quality governance led by President Lincoln. The conflict between
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Civil rights refers to freedom and equality for all and is an important part to history. Everyday people struggle to fight for their rights. Civil rights makes it possible to make their protests possible. As a result to Malcolm X’s actions‚ all people are entitled to equal rights. Malcolm X changed the course of history. Without Malcolm X‚ things would not be the same as they are today. Malcolm X had a very strong opinion on civil rights. He wanted black people to have the same rights as white
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