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    People do not actually know the exact things that started the Civil War but that is why I am here. Back then the South was pro slavery and the North was not. That was like the main reason it was a war plus other things that was happening involving the government. The South seceded from The Union because they wanted slavery but the North did not‚ they did not want to follow the national government’s rules‚ and they did not have as much as the North. The South’s economy was based off of slavery

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    The Lost Cause The Lost Cause influenced the honor and commencement offered to the Confederate heroes‚ and deemphasized the importance of slavery in their fight; without regard to the limitations due to the poor economic situation they were left in when the war ended. The purpose of Lost Cause of the Confederacy was to spread the idea that the American Civil War was not centralized around slavery‚ but was a struggle to preserve the Southern way of life‚ and their rights as states. While on the surface

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    3.Due to the substantial differences between the North’s industrial economy and the South’s agricultural economy they both had distinct advantages and disadvantages during the war. To begin with‚ the North’s economy was far superior to the South’s because the North had two-thirds of the nation’s population‚ two-thirds of the railroad mileage‚ and almost 90% of the nation’s industrial output. Also‚ many of the North’s arm factories were equipped with mass production which allowed them to compete with

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    Between 1820 and 1860 there were a few fundamental differences between the economies of the North and South. How far do you agree? Between 1820 and 1860 there were problems in America that resulted in the civil war in 1861‚ the economy affected the North and South during the civil war‚ and some major differences helped win the civil war. However this does not mean that the economy had many fundamental differences. For example the methods of earning money were different‚ but overall both earned roughly

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    Slavery was the overall reason why the Civil War was started and fought.Slavery was the overall reason why the Civil War was started and fought.Slavery was the overall reason why the Civil War was started and fought.Slavery was the overall reason why the Civil War was started and fought.Slavery was the overall reason why the Civil War was started and fought.Slavery was the overall reason why the Civil War was started and fought.Slavery was the overall reason why the Civil War was started and fought

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    My Role Model in My Life. Everyone has a role model in their lives. They could be our parent‚ friend‚ teacher‚ or even an author of a book. For me‚ my role model is a president‚ his name is Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln became 16th President of the United States in 1860. He born in February 12‚ 1809 and pass away in April 15‚ 1865. Abraham Lincoln had good leadership and that is why he became the president of the United State. Beside leadership skills‚ He had very good determination to decided

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    There were many causes and effects of the civil war‚ some well known‚ while others not so much. Some of the causes include the preservation of the Constitution‚ the social and economic differences between the North and the South and Slavery. There were many effects as well‚ such as the advances in weaponry‚ the advances in the medicine industry and the population decrease. These causes and effects had a great impact on the American people and history as we’ve come to know it. One cause of the Civil

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    Everyone has his own reason for attending college. For some‚ it is to gain knowledge. For others‚ it is to increase chances of having a stable career and future. Some attend college simply because it seems like the natural thing to do. However‚ Michelle Obama proclaims that a college degree comes with the obligation to spread newfound knowledge to future generations and to improve the state of our country. While this is a noble statement‚ it does not change the fact that college attendance and

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    In 1850 there was an equal amount of slave and free states in the Union. Before the Civil War‚ the U.S. was separated into three sections: North‚ South‚ and the West. The North was industrial and antislavery‚ with many factories and trading ports. The South was agricultural and proslavery‚ with many farms and plantations. The West was new and a place where you could look to start your life over. The North and South came to blows when it came to the issue of slavery‚ which caused the South to try

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    19th Century Slavery Problems During the Civil War‚ slaves were kept for work on farms to pick cotton and to blacksmith. Across the South‚ people argue that the Civil War was not about slavery‚ but about the state rights and “independence”. I disagree with the statement that the Civil War was about freeing slaves. Yes‚ slavery was a point of dispute‚ but the war was fought over state’s rights and the limits of federal power. The issue was not the fact that slavery was a thing‚ but who decided

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