abroad‚ time and time again fundamentally conflicting ideas have resulted in physical confrontation. The United States has a love affair with war‚ dating back to its creation in 1775 and the revolutionary war. No war however has had such a dramatic effect on American society as the Civil War. It has been said that “the although the north won the war‚ the south won the peace”. This observation although valid in some respects‚ is also a very broad generalization and is by no means without its flaws.
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The civil war was fought for many reasons‚ After Abraham lincoln was elected in 1860 the South feared that he would abolish slavery so the South seceded from the Union.( Civil War Trust 1). The union wanted to stay in tact‚ (Civil War Trust 1). So the North did not see a legitimate reason for secession. (Civil War Trust 1). The two sides had also been drifting apart because of their cultural and economic differences. ( Guelzo 1 ). The North was advancing industrially and the South was growing agriculturally
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In order to win the war‚ the Union had to think smart and play it to their advantage. In the book The Civil War: A Visual History‚ author John E. Stanchak declared‚ “During the 19th century‚ the new era of rail and steam that marked the Industrial Revolution was centered in the Northern states‚ and a summary of economics and human resources shows their advantages” (Stanchak 54). The North had a lot of railroads which helped them travel faster. They also had more money and organizations than the South
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If the outcome of the Civil War was different and the South had won the war‚ there would be a countless number of changes in history. A few of the most significant effects would be the changes of Southern territory‚ changes economically‚ and the continuing dilemma with slavery. If the North were to lose the Civil War‚ the South would unquestionably conquer the Northern territories. With the South conquering Northern states‚ those states might also become slave states. The South may want the new
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Since the start of the war‚ the Union devised a strategy. They planned to blockade the South and drive on the Confederate capital. Even though organizing it took about four years‚ it was the single strategy that won the war. Lincoln and Grant cooperated well. Once Lincoln found a general capable of carrying out his determined strategy‚ Lincoln and Grant had to ensure that the military objectives taking place in the war corresponded with the correct political objectives of the war. Surprisingly‚ Lincoln
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have eventually won the war. The Union had a lot of power and a better army. They had better plans to invade the land such as the ports they took‚ the support and the congress passing laws such as the Emancipation Proclamation. The North invaded multiple ports giving the North access to the Confederate both by land and water. The North would have soon been able to take all the land instead making them surrender. The North also had an advantage by having more men fight in the war. The abolitionists
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The South won the Civil War. History says that the North won but in my opinion that is not true. The North won the fighting but what were they fighting for? They were fighting to end slavery. They did not achieve this goal. Yes‚ slavery was legally abolished but it started right back up again in other forms. First there was sharecropping. Than Confederate soldiers took office. That only made matters worse. Then after they took office they managed to pass Jim Crow laws and Black Codes. The South definitely
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In the war‚ Ernest was an ambulance driver. If the South had won the American Civil War‚ all Northern innovations would have been repressed and shut down. One important system of the North was the transportation of the injured on trains and eventually in large vehicles. If this system was restrained‚ it would not have been so widespread and it would not have traveled to other countries or they would have developed the system much later. Even if the two nations‚ the North and the South‚ partook in
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of Freedom. It ’s only reasonable to believe that to be true to this principle‚ slavery had to be abolished. The brutal disagreement that tore apart the North and the South was carried to its fullest extent in the United States in the years before and during the Civil War. The South‚ also known as the Confederates‚ supported slavery. The North‚ also known as the Union‚ was anti-slavery‚ and made every effort that they could to cease it. The Confederates were usually cruel to their slaves‚ and
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above the Union with their advantages of the southern states. They were determined to protect their laws to maintain the efficiency of their country after secession from the Union. The Confederacy was better equipped and more prepared to win the Civil War. Although the Union had some advantages in their economy‚ the Confederacy was better equipped economically. In their economy‚ the southern states had better agricultural production for their values of farmland ranging from about zero dollars up
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