Confederate States of America

Confederacy. This issue surrounding the seceded states stemmed from the issue of slavery, however, and after this four-year conflict, several new amendments were ratified within the Constitution to protect the rights of African Americans. Additions include the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments, creating what some refer to as America’s Second Founding. I believe these changes to be both profound, and a reference to America’s Second Founding; when America was first “founded,” it was…

regions of the United States, didn’t see eye to eye; the North wanted to abolish slavery, and the South did not. The main focus of this paper is Florida’s role in the Civil War, such as the background history of beginning of the Civil War, Florida and its people’s role, the free and enslaved slave’s roles,…

divided country is at war with itself after American Southern slave states secede from the Union. Newly elected President Abraham Lincoln, leader of the Republican Party, is about to lead the path down America’s bloodiest war due to his anti-slavery expansion agenda and the Deep South’s dependence upon slavery. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas form the new Confederate States of America and Jefferson Davis was now their new President. While the…

main point of my editorial/opinion article is racism based on Dr. Ben Carson’s respond to the confederate flag. Carson was asked about the confederate flag, after a NASCAR appearance and his response was reasonable. He stated that NASCAR fans should continue to fly the flags as long as it’s in private property. As our amendments state we have the right to express our beliefs. I disagree with the confederate flag, it symbols a hard time here in American, such as slavery and white supremacy.…

The past few years have been very difficult for every black person living in the United States. Disastrous things have been happening, from Trayvon Martin to Sandra Bland. It seems like we cannot go one day without hearing another tragedy within the black community appear on the news. The fight to end racial inequality seems everlasting, many people are tired of it, and not just average black citizens, even the celebrities. Many African American stars are too scared of the media’s reaction to…

Abraham Lincoln is deemed as one of the most influential presidents, of the United States of America, that has ever lived. He may have never been the most influential in terms of foreign policies but, that was all due to his devotion to the country as the president. Abraham Lincoln wanted to unite the country amid the Civil War, so he issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Abraham Lincoln wanted all citizens to have equal opportunities to own a land, so he proposed and passed the Homestead Act of…

event also set the tone for the first two years of the Civil War, with an astounding Confederate victory. Even though the incident only lasted a few days, the United States was truly not the same after the shots on Fort Sumter and the war was commenced. The state of South Carolina succeeded from the Union on December 20, 1860. With their departure from the Union, the state and the newly established Confederate States of American,…

particular race” (Racism). The United States is no stranger to racism as it had suffered from it for well over four hundred years. The stimulant that started the chaos of racism was slavery in which there were injustice and segregation of the blacks in the community even after the Civil Rights Movement. Racism is still occurring in the United States to this day despite all the disarray that was meant to fix it. The first occurrence of slavery in North America transpired in 1619, when…

Freedom: Antietam Freedom by definition states that one is allowed to speak, think, or act without restraint or fear of severe consequence. During the time surrounding the Civil War, freedom was synonymous with liberty in the sense that that was what the Union was striving for. McPherson argues that The Battle of Antietam was the most crucial turning point in relation to the Civil War. He states that without this battle, there was the chance that freedom in America would not be achieved. His…

One of the top debates in the United State is whether or not the Confederate Flag should be displayed at government buildings. The history, symbols and colors of the flag do not provide an accurate view of how a nation once divided, came together. Government officials, African American and white, feel constant pressure to resolve the debate to remove the flag from government buildings. While supporters of the Confederate Flag may say it is part of history, this flag represents slavery and the…