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    The most important outcome of the Civil War was ending slavery. The reason to that is the war wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for slavery and it is bad in the first place. Slavery still effects their daily life in many ways. If slavery didn’t happen in the first place‚ we wouldn’t have had ever had the Civil War. The civil war killed the most people than any of the other wars just because African Americans were treated like property instead of normal people because of their color. Abraham Lincoln

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    Slavery‚ “the practice or system of owning slaves” and slave define as “a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them”. That was the mindset of most white people in America during this time and era. This was roughly the 1800’s. The white men thought it was okay to own another human being as long as their skin color was different from theirs. You could buy or sell any slave you had. They were treated like property‚ instead of the human beings they were. Slavery caused the

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    The Civil War That Ended Slavery The United States civil war began in April 1861 pitting the Northern states (Union States) against the Confederacy States (Southern States). The main duel was fueled primarily by differences between the two parties on the idea of slavery and secondarily on trade‚ tariffs‚ and states rights. Therefore‚ in fighting‚ the first aim was first to stop secession of the southern states in order to preserve the union. This however evolved into a war to end slavery and free

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    the period 1763-1865‚ how far was the American Civil War caused by long term divisions over the issue of slavery? In his second inaugural address in March 1865‚ Abraham Lincoln looked back at the beginning of the Civil War four years earlier "all knew‚" he said‚ that slavery "was somehow the cause of the war." This essay will endeavour to discuss the role of long term divisions caused by the slavery debate in the eventual outbreak of the Civil War. In doing so this analysis will encompass the

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    Slavery was a big deal in the 1860’s which lead to The Civil War lasting from 1861-1865. The Civil War was known as the bloodiest four years in American history. America was split up into two parts which were the North and South. The North was known as the Union and the South was known as the Confederacy. Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederacy and Abraham Lincoln was the president of the Union. Jefferson Davis supported the idea of having slaves‚ unlike Abraham Lincoln who wanted to

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    Justin Baker World History 14 December 2017 Causes of World War I There were lots of causes to World War I that happened since 1914 all the way to 1918. The problem of which nation was at fault of causing this awesome war is exceptionally questionable. Not only one nation was to fault. The four primary causes of World War I was militarism‚ government‚ and nationalism. Militarism is the glorification of the military. This was a sentimental see of the war. Germany and Extraordinary Britain were in

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    Joshua Brackenridge January 25‚ 2013 Period 6 TITLE The American civil war was the beginning slavery‚ but ending slavery came with many consequences and lost lives. Many authors have written songs‚ books and poems about the civil war; the most interesting thing is that they all have their own point of view. Three selections which portrayed the enemy in different ways are: “swing low sweet chariot”‚ “Willie has gone to the war”‚ “go down Moses”. Each of these selections presents a unique perspective

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    Professor Byrn History 18 2 May 2014 Interview Paper Before the Civil War and Reconstruction‚ slavery ran rapid throughout the United States. Slave owners treated their slaves as animals and deemed them as barbarian. It is argued that since it would have been cheaper if Whites had others perform free labor‚ Whites would have traded goods and war prisoners with the African leaders. The result of this‚ created a system of slavery far more degrading than any other form of servitude in mankind. Enslavement

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    Midterm 1. What fundamental factors drew the Europeans to the exploration‚ conquest‚ and colonization of the New World? There were many fundamental factors that drew the Europeans to the exploration‚ conquest‚ and colonization of the World such as natural resources‚ overpopulation and religion. The European explorations have been hearing a lot about all the natural resources that the New World can offer to them. They wanted to travel and find the Far East for the gold‚ silk‚ spices‚ and possible

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    Throughout the 1800’s‚ up until about 1860‚ the North and South had an immense amount of struggles‚ both economically and socially‚ that led them to the Civil War. The main difference they fought over was their opinions on slavery. These problems led to years of conflict and misery among the states. The North and South were extremely different when it came to their economy. For instance‚ the North had more so factories‚ unlike the South‚ which relied on farming. The immense amount of railroads

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