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    slavery was the main cause of the Civil War fail to realize that its was many problems that arose before the freedom of slaves was even questioned . Slavery became the topic during the war not before . Since the war came after the Industrial revolution ‚ different technologies and good strategic thinking . The North had strategies they came around once they had new technologies like trains.Soldiers were sent on train across many routes as a way to sneak up on the Southerners .Their strategy was to make

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    intensified‚ strengthening the northern and the southern causes. Some historians argue that slavery was the primary cause of the American Civil War. I believe this statement is half true but half false. Even though slavery was the cause of the civil war‚ the primary cause was not slavery‚ it was the territorial expansion. First of all‚ to make it clear‚ it is not wrong that slavery was the cause of the Civil War. As John C. Calhoun stated on March 4‚ 1850‚ “the subject of slavery would‚ if not prevented

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    Davis – president of the Confederacy 2. Palmito Ranch – last battle of Civil War; minor Confederate victory 3. Juneteenth – June 19‚ 1865: Texan slaves first hear about the Emancipation Proclamation and are freed; important holiday for future blacks in Texas 4. Richard Dowling and the Davis Guards – Fought and won in the Battle of Sabine Pass which stopped a Union invasion of TX; considered heroes after (Richard Dowling was commander) 5. Martial law – law imposed by the military in cases of emergency

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    Essay The American Civil War was not the first war to be photographed‚ that honour goes to photographer Roger Fenton in 1855 who took pictures of the Crimean war‚ but it was considered the first major conflict to be extensively photographed. Some historians even argue that people know more about the American Civil War than any other war‚ up to World War Two because of the vast amount of photographs taken during this time. Not only did fearless photographers venture onto the war torn battlefields‚

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    Civil War and Reconstruction era was it more liberty During the Civil War and Reconstruction Era‚ was one of the most historical moments in the United States American‚ which last from 1860-1877. There been serious argument if the Civil War and Reconstruction era was it more economic freedom‚ political freedom‚ religious freedom or social freedom on liberty? In 1860‚ Abraham Lincoln was elected to be president of the United States‚ he had idea that slavery should be abolish‚ which let people feared

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    The first ever civil war broke about between King Charles I and his parliament. To name‚ there are many causes which lead up to this‚ three major which are: money‚ power‚ and religion. It was said that Charles I wasn’t a strong king as was his father (King James VI and I) yet some blame parliament for their arrogance to the new power. This essay will explain the three causes‚ their triggers and which was the most important cause of the first ever Civil War in England. Charles I strongly believed

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    American Civil War For the four years between 1861 and 1865 American fought the civil war. Meaning our own war. The North against the South. The free States against the slave states. The war had to solved two questions left unresolved by the revolution. The first being‚ Could the United States be a dissolvable confederation of sovereign states? Or‚ could the United States be an indivisible nation with a sovereign national government? The Second question would be‚ whether this nation which had

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    time after the Civil war came to an end‚ historians have unraveled first hand accounts deliberately opposing to the idea it was fought only because of slavery. Although Slavery is accredited with being the main and only cause of the Civil war‚ according to first hand accounts and events the conspiracy of the Southerners unity and the power hungry ideas of the Northerns‚ were the main cause. People in the United states believe the feud over slavery was the main cause of the civil war. That belief

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    Women Who Fought In the Civil War Submitted By: Tierahnee Balfour History 2010 Enhanced Mrs. Teresa Prober 19 October 2012 It is an accepted convention that the Civil War was a man’s fight‚ but to the women in that time period‚ it was not. Many women sacrificed their lives to fight for their family and for their country. The Civil War is symbolic in American history because it shaped society‚ as we know it today‚ “Free of slavery”. During the Civil War‚ women were mostly confined

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    The Civil War was a long war between the northern and southern states. The southern states seceded from the union‚ creating the Confederate States of America with their president as Jefferson Davis. This caused many years of violence with the union fighting for a united nation‚ and the confederacy fighting for secession. The war ended with a union victory‚ but it brought many consequences. The most significant of these consequences are the destruction of lives and property‚ the emancipation of slaves

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