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    during the Civil War helped as nurses‚ cooks‚ solider‚ and spies. Women in the North also worked for the United States Sanitary Commission. “The primary national relief organization‚ coordinating donations to the Union.” The role southern women played during the Civil War was also to cook‚ be spies‚ the duties of the man while in his absence. “Women worked in munitions plants‚ as clerks in government offices‚ and as a sales force in retail businesses.” Clara Barton a famous Civil War nurse‚ she

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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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    In the first years of the war‚ what were the political and military strategies of each side? Which side was more successful? Why? In the mid 1800’s the Civil War begun. It was between the Union‚ the north‚ and the Confederates‚ the south. Each side had its own reason to start the war.  Economic and social differences between the North and the South were one of the reasons. Another reason for the start of the war was the fight for more state rights and more federal rights. The fight between

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    What Caused The Civil War

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    points was the Civil War. The Civil War was fought from 1861 to 1865 between the northern and southern American states over slavery. One event in history‚ the Civil War‚ should not have occurred due to the deaths‚ assassination of Abraham Lincoln‚ Jim Crow laws‚ and reconstruction. The Civil War caused a significant amount of deaths. Because of diseases‚ battle wounds and poor quality prisons‚ “The Civil War was the deadliest war in the history of the United States.”6 The civil war produced the largest

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    free‚ sued but was told he was not a citizen and therefor a slave 1859 John Brown Raid- tried to arm slaves‚ Harpers farry 1860 Election of 1860- Lincoln was elected‚ south breaks off 1861 Fort Sumter- Confederates fire on Fort Sumter‚ start of Civil war‚ no one was killed July 21st‚ 1861 1st Battle of Bull run- North loses‚ Stonewall Jackson gets his name 1862 Farragut Captures New Orleans- Union wins Sept. 17 1862 Battle of Antietam- Union wins Sept 22‚ 1862 Emancipation Proclamation- Lincoln

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    Title: The American Civil War Review Scavenger Hunt Use the underlined sites to find the answers to the questions. (Place your cursor before the Question mark and type your question. Highlight a word or words and link to the web site Where the answer is located.) 1. Who was the president of the Confederate States of America? Jefferson Davis 2. Clara Barton became the first president of the American Red Cross. 3. President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14‚ 1865 in Washington

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    clings to the American government and his cultural identity to that of his white mother. Reference to his father is a sensitive matter‚ as the latter was an alcoholic full-blooded Sioux‚ a thing which he is not proud of. Being an FBI agent‚ he was called to serve the government involving a politically sensitive murder investigation. Thus‚ the situation placed Levoi in exactly a position which he does not want to. In the unexpected turn of events‚ Levoi realizes that the government is involved in the

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    This essay will analyze the varied factor that led to Northern victory in the Civil War between 1861-1864. The central reasons for this Union success can be categorized in economic‚ political‚ and military factors; some of these elements would include the southern focus on cotton monoculture‚ the union naval blockade‚ the confederate doctrine of State’s Rights‚ and the strength of union generals and their military tactics‚ between others. Overall‚ the north achieved dominance due to a combination

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    Causes of the Civil War can be traced back to tensions that formed between the North and the South. Over time issues involving states versus federal rights‚ slavery‚ economic and social differences were temporarily resolved by compromises. While most may say that slavery was the main cause to the Civil War‚ there were also many causes that led to slavery. The very start of the Civil War could have all started with the Three-Fifths Compromise of 1787 as it led to increasing sectionalism. Eli Whitney’s

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    EVOLVING ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN EDUCATION The Evolving Role of Government in Education Kawanna Rutledge Grand Canyon University EDU 310 October 30‚ 2010 The Evolving Role of Government in Education In the essay‚ I will be discussing the following: the evolving role of state and federal government in U.S. education‚ the church /state debate in public education as while as the laws and cases that had an impact on U.S. education. The state and the federal government have different roles in

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