How Did the Civil War Change People’s Views About Freedom? Did the Civil War change Americans views about freedom and rights? The American Civil War began in 1861 and was a result of the dispute between northern and southern states over slavery and rights.The north side was fighting over African Americans being free, and they eventually triumphed after four years of conflict. The Civil War changed Americans views and ideas about freedom by increasing people’s urge to give equal rights to the African American people and women.
To begin with, in the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln talks about how winning the Civil War will make our nation new and free, and the brave soldiers who are fighting are devoted to winning this war for our …show more content…
(Lincoln) What the paraphrase is demonstrating is that the courageous soldiers who are fighting for our freedom and states’ rights should be honored by the people of the nation. The people honoring the soldiers and making sure that this war will give the nation a new birth, was important to Abraham Lincoln, and by him making his speech spread the word out to everyone, that this war will help our country, we should encourage the soldier’s to keep fighting, and he also wanted the people to support the war for freedom. In the Gettysburg Address, Abraham also says “But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate -we cannot consecrate -we cannot hallow -this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us, the …show more content…
by Frances Dana Gage she speaks about the matter of women’s rights being equal to rights for men. In the account she says “I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man -when I could get it -and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman?” (Gage) What Gage is trying to explain is that everything a man has done or can do, a woman can do too, even sometimes more superior. You hear so much about women and men, whether the two being equal or not, but the gender of a person does not say what they can do or not do, the strength, ability, or intelligence of a person can tell whether someone is capable of something, and this speech helped many people, especially women, realize this. Another quote from the speech is “Then that little man in black there, he says women can't have as much rights as men, 'cause Christ wasn't a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him.”(Gage) In this quote Gage explains how men had the perspective that women cannot have as much rights as them because Christ was not a woman, but Gage explains how a man and a woman created their Christ. Gage references a story from the Bible to demonstrate how women are the ones who create life, not men, so forth they should have the same amount of rights as men. Gage’s account of, Ain’t I a Woman,
To begin with, in the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln talks about how winning the Civil War will make our nation new and free, and the brave soldiers who are fighting are devoted to winning this war for our …show more content…
(Lincoln) What the paraphrase is demonstrating is that the courageous soldiers who are fighting for our freedom and states’ rights should be honored by the people of the nation. The people honoring the soldiers and making sure that this war will give the nation a new birth, was important to Abraham Lincoln, and by him making his speech spread the word out to everyone, that this war will help our country, we should encourage the soldier’s to keep fighting, and he also wanted the people to support the war for freedom. In the Gettysburg Address, Abraham also says “But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate -we cannot consecrate -we cannot hallow -this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us, the …show more content…
by Frances Dana Gage she speaks about the matter of women’s rights being equal to rights for men. In the account she says “I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man -when I could get it -and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman?” (Gage) What Gage is trying to explain is that everything a man has done or can do, a woman can do too, even sometimes more superior. You hear so much about women and men, whether the two being equal or not, but the gender of a person does not say what they can do or not do, the strength, ability, or intelligence of a person can tell whether someone is capable of something, and this speech helped many people, especially women, realize this. Another quote from the speech is “Then that little man in black there, he says women can't have as much rights as men, 'cause Christ wasn't a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him.”(Gage) In this quote Gage explains how men had the perspective that women cannot have as much rights as them because Christ was not a woman, but Gage explains how a man and a woman created their Christ. Gage references a story from the Bible to demonstrate how women are the ones who create life, not men, so forth they should have the same amount of rights as men. Gage’s account of, Ain’t I a Woman,