1. What was the primary function of the commissioners? Who appointed the first commissioners and why? The primary function of the commissioners was to convince the other slave states to join them in secession.…
As slaves worked hard and cried out in pain, wealthy slave owners had the time of their lives living the “dream.” The book Uncle Tom's Cabin was an example of how slaves were treated. This caused one of the many fights between the North and the South. While the North was discouraged by the book and were disgusted how slaves were treated. The South was outraged and disagreed with the book and said slaves had a great life in the South.…
The North ended up getting there way in this issue and made tariffs. Tariffs were a tax put on imported goods. The North wouldn't need to pay this tax much because they made all their finished goods themselves. The South was furious about these tariffs because since they only made raw materials they were forced to buy imported goods.…
In fact, as compared to the North “ The North possessed more than twice the population of the Confederacy, going the North an enormous advantage in soldiers, farmers, and industrial worker” (Visions of America 1). Obviously the Confederacy faced varying disadvantages during the…
The north also had a advantage by having a higher military power then the south had.…
The Civil War was a time of fighting for the continuation of the Union or the victory of being able to consider the Confederacy as independent. The war revolved around the enslavement of African American, seven southern slave states wanting to keep the policy of being able to keep slaves. These states -after declaring their secession from the United States- united themselves and organized the the Confederate States of America. The main reason the states separated themselves from the United States was because they were against the idea of blocking the expansion of slavery in the western territories.…
The Confederacy also had some advantages. They had more weapons and canons to fight with, and had more generals than the Union, but…
The northern state was industrializing a relatively quick rate. The entrepreneurs were accepted and perceived as important towards the industrial development of the nation. The industries situated at the north purchased raw cotton and turned them into finished products. The difference amid the two states lead to a major discrepancy in their economic attitudes (Ford 19). The north was largely focused on the urban life while the south was founded on the plantation system.…
1. What are some of the long-term causes of the American Civil War (1800s-1850s)? Please give at least 2 examples. The American Civil War was driven by long-term causes and short-term causes.…
The south only had 9,000 miles of railroads (Library of Congress). A bigger problem for the South was transporting all of these men and goods to the battlefields ( Lutz). The South only had 9,000 factories and the north had 101,000. This made production of war materials slow and with the 9,000 railroad miles it made the product get to the soldiers really slow (Library of Congress). In order of the South trying to get more money the South printed more money.…
Final Exam Question 1: Slavery The Cause of the Civil War Prior to 1830 Slavery was viewed as a necessary evil among many Americans. As a result of the Constitutional Convention the founders banned the importation of new slaves, put a temporary hold on debates to abolish slavery, and instituted the three-fifths rule for federal representation and taxation. The founding fathers, hoped through providence this regrettable evil would eventually become extinct in time (Stamp pg, 157). Following the American Revolution slavery had been on this path and was on the decline in many states. However, the invention of the cotton gin greatly increased the profitability of cotton.…
During the Civil War, conflict was at its peak. After four years of bloodshed, President Abraham Lincoln wanted to swiftly end the war. Lincoln ended the war by giving his famous Emancipation Proclamation speech, which freed slaves across the United States. The 13th amendment was later passed, officially signified the end of slavery. Since African Americans were now freed, they advocated for equal rights and the right to vote, which they got in the form of the 14th and 15th amendments.…
Discuss the causes of the Civil War. Cite as many facts as possible to back up your analysis. One of the causes of the Civil War was the question of whether to establish slavery in the west. The debate between the government has intensified as whether slavery should be allowed in the new territories taken from Mexico after the Mexican-American War (Corbett, et al, 421).…
The south felt like they had no other choice other than secession, this was a decision that led directly to war. The industrialized North may not have had as much land as the south, although, they did have the ability to mass produce weapons much more effectively than the south did, due to their factories. Within four devastating years, the Southern Confederacy surrendered, and America remained one whole nation, under a Federal…
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.…