The Civil War was a very important event in the history of the United States of America. It pushed the country to some very large changes, namely the end of slavery and a more modern understanding of war. The war was not only important to the people fighting it and their families, but also to the slaves it freed, and the subsequent generations of America. Hopefully anyone who learns about the Civil War through Holzer’s book, The Civil War in 50 Objects, can find reasons why this war is important to them today in one way or…
The Civil War was a war that was fought in 1861 – 1865 between the Union (the North) and the Confederacy (the South). The two sides fought for years to see which side may take control over the country and change certain things about the government’s policies one of which included slavery. However, both sides had their reasons on why things should either change or stay the same but if they did not have the advantages needed to survive this war then they would certainly be defeated.…
This war was an internal conflict fought in the U. S. which was a battle between the Union (North) and the Confederate States (South). When President Abraham Lincoln was elected, the South decided to secede from the Union and create the Confederate States of America. After four years of battle, the Confederate States decided to surrender. Even though the Civil War was the beginning of the end of slavery, America still faces many challenges today with discrimination. The sectional issue that was once the cause of a Civil War still continues in today’s society which is bringing up a lot of issues.…
How technology changed the American civil war The American civil war was a great event in American history. While the revolutionary war created the United States, the civil war determined what kind of nation it would be. The American civil war was caused by the issue of slavery.…
Intro The American Civil War forever changed the face of a divided and troubled nation. The citizens of the United States turned against each other between the years of 1861 and 1865. The division between the Union and Confederacy involved issues from political and military, to economic and other major events. The significance of the Civil War was recorded not just through great politicians and generals, but also through the words of soldiers, wives and most importantly the former slaves.…
The Civil War or “War between the states” (page 26) is a historical American event like no other that has been over for nearly 150 years. Most Americans are under the notion the Civil War is over and done with where, other Americans believe the war is still being fought today. In Tony Horwitz’s book “Confederates in the Attic” he explores the impact the American Civil War has on the modern day south, and just why southerners in particular still care so much about the Civil War? After reading “Confederates in the Attic” I believe there are a three main reasons the south still cares about the Civil War so much. They are defending southern pride and heritage, a way of defying against the federalist north, and an escape from ones everyday life.…
Civil War fought for the end of slavery between Union and South (North and South). It was one the most important war ever fought in history. Remarks of Civil war are still to be remembered. During Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was the president and he disliked the whole system of slavery. The Northerners and Southerners had their own strengths and weakness.…
Many people have their own opinion. my belief is that the civil war was an inevitable and crucial war for the country. One reason I believe this war was unpreventable was because the north and south had a different foundation to their economy. The north had expanded in manufacturing hence why they were an industrial based economy. However, the south did not choose to follow the same route.…
The American Civil War The American Civil War was a crucial point in American history that affected the development of America. The Civil War defined what the nation was going to become in the future. It was a war the pitted brother against brother and father against son. It started on April 12, 1861 and lasted four long years until it finally ended on April 9, 1865. The Civil War was the bloodiest war in American history, causing the loss of 625,000 lives.…
Reconstruction was one of the biggest failures in United States History. It was supposed to be one of the most important things to happen to the country after the Civil War, but due to the lack of good leadership, and difficulty of a good compromise between the Democrats and the Republicans, it became a lost cause. The failure of Reconstruction definitely did affect the recently freed African Americans and Republicans. The Civil War was one of the most important events in United States History.…
The Civil War was much more than a war to preserve the Union and give the South its independence; it was a war against slavery between the North and the South. In the war, each side had its own advantages and disadvantages. Without the success of the North during the Civil War, America would not be as unified as it is today. The North had the advantage of being more industrialized than the South.…
The war ended in 1865, the powerful slave owners were faced with hard times and little money without the ownership of the slaves, on the other hand, the north grew rich. Lincoln was one of the most important presidents in history especially during slavery he was able to end slavery and keep America together. The civil war was a necessary part of American history it occurred for many reasons like states rights, tariffs, and trade. The most important reason, however, was The moral issue of slavery.…
The Civil War was unavoidable and even with differences in motivation, united in two sides to fight for what they believed in. A majority of people do not want war, war is a last resort in a chain of failed problem-solving. Civil War is proof of a great divide in the Country, even when the division is not necessarily unified fronts. For each individual person, the reason for fighting was different.…
Introduction The American Civil war occurred during the years 1861 – 1865, and as stated in the article titled “The Civil War”, it “was the cauldron that created modern America. The war preserved the Union, ending the possibility of the American nation dividing into two or more separate countries, in the process altering the nations politics and government, creating a strong presidency and an increasingly important federal infrastructure” (Finkelman sec. 1) However, the American Civil War did not come without coast, as wars never do, an estimated 620,000 men lost their lives in the line of duty. One of the many, yet major causes of this war, came about through slavery; and the standpoint that the northern states took, wanting to abolish slavery,…
The civil war was a devastating American war that pitted the north against the south, resulting in over 600,000 American casualties, making it the deadliest war in United States history. The war officially lasted from 1861-1865, but animosity between the Union north and Confederate south had been building up for decades leading to the war. The causes of the civil war are numerous and complex, but the four basic ideas behind it were their differing economies, slavery, states rights, and secession. The North and South’s economies were based on vastly different industries.…