The Civil War was fought between the Northern and Southern parts of the United States of America‚ since there were many disputes between the two regions. The war was fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. The Civil War was the deadliest war in American history. The north called themselves the union‚ and the south called themselves the Confederates. One of the deadliest battles of the Civil War was the Battle of Gettysburg. The Battle
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What caused the civil war in 1642? A civil war is when a war breaks out in the same country. The reason why the civil war broke out in England in 1642 was because the king and parliament could not agree on anything. In the political side of things the war broke out because of short and long term things. In the short term that parliament wanted to control England’s army but the king said he should because England’s monarch usually controlled the army. The other short term reason was‚ in 1642
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Many people believe the Civil War was caused because of slavery. While the issue of slavery was an important factor‚ it the factor that pushed everything over the edge. The north and south had been going at it before the topic of slavery came up. Slavery was just the one thing most people focused on. What I believe caused the war was the issue of states’ rights‚ the election of Abraham Lincoln‚ and books and media from that time period. In 1852 the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin was written by Harriet
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The Civil War of the United States was fought from 1861 to 1865. The war was between the southerners and the northerners. The war began in April 1861. It lasted for about four years. During that time many soldering has died in war. During the war there was slavery. One of the main causes of the war was slavery. Some people thought that there should be slavery and some thought that their wouldn’t be any. Slavery was going away in the border states and in southern cities. A cause that caused the civil
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The Civil War affected many lives; not only during those years but in future years to come. The war directly affected not only men‚ but women as well by laying the groundwork for a powerful movement demanding equal rights. By examining women’s roles during the Civil War one can conclude that by women defying “proper roles” and by ratifying the Fifteenth Amendment propelled the women’s suffrage movement into legal documents that can be freely exercised. Women abolitionists vying for the end of slavery
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Confederacy of rebellious southern states. In Europe‚ the ordeal was referred to as "The American Question." The question could not be evaded; a choice had to be made between neutrality and intervention. European attitudes towards the American Civil War would have a significant effect on the war’s ultimate outcome (Randall and Donald 355). Throughout the early months of the conflict‚ the reaction of Europe was of great interest to both sides; Queen Victoria’s Great Britain‚ in particular. Would
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The Confederate-American War In 1860‚ the United States of America was locked in Civil War. The war divided the nation between the North (Union) and South (Confederacy). There were many factors that caused this war‚ but the main ones were the different lifestyles lived by each side in the North and South‚ the Kansas-Nebraska Act creating a tension between the topic of slavery‚ and the arrival of Abraham Lincoln the first Republican in office. These factors were very crucial in bringing upon of the
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Slavery contributed to Civil War in numerous ways. The cotton industry was booming in the South‚ and was in need for vast amounts of Labor. The North and the South would come to strong disagreements over slavery. The main reason that slavery contributed to the civil war were that the South’s economy depended on free Labor‚ and the North had no need for free labor because their industrialized economy provided stability for wage labor‚ so the north wanted to abolish slavery. The South was made up of
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The American Civil War was a civil war fought between the North and the South or the Union and the Confederacy‚ respectably. This was fought to determine the integrity of the United States as it defeated the bid for independence by the autonomous Confederate States of America. War broke out in April of 1861‚ the Confederate armies attacked Fort Sumter‚ and the war was ended by the Confederate Armies surrendering in 1865. The slavery debate revolved around many vital issues. The slavery debate will
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The civil war is not one sided. Both sides had their reasons to go to war. One of the main causes and most known was slavery. The Union said it was unjust and immoral‚ while the south believed it was okay to have slaves. An effect of this was the Emancipation Proclamation document. This document said that slavery was wrong and against god’s will. This document alone was a huge statement to the south and foreign countries alike. This document helped keep foreign countries from aiding the south because
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