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    to such feverish extents that, finally, war seemed to be the only option. As true to the name, the civil war brought out the most unlikely, seemingly noncombatant of soldiers to defend their strong-held convictions. As a result, many inexperienced men found themselves on a battlefield or in the barracks constantly amidst chaos and trial entirely foreign to the comfort of their previous civilian lives. In the 1860s, on the frontlines of an American civil war battlefield, it would not have been…

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    Civil War North Vs South

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    our history from slave trading, experiencing the passage to the new county, the invention of the cotton gin and right to the bloody Civil War and Reconstruction. Not only did the U.S. endure slave trading…

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    The Civil war was an inevitable conflict that happened from April 2nd, 1861 to April 9th, 1865. The Constitution said that says that all men are created equal, and the Declaration of Independence said that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, which are life, liberty and happiness. However, slaves and the black race weren’t seen as equal, and were often discriminated against. Furthermore, the economy of the North and South was…

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    Clara Barton Clara Barton was a very brave humanitarian, educator, Civil War nurse, and patriotic person. She took care of wounded and ill soldiers in the Civil War on both the North and South sides. She treated both black and white men of the Civil War with equality. Clara Barton was given the name “Angel of the Battlefield” because she was taking care of a soldier when she had to use her pocket knife to remove a bullet from his cheek. This name also came from the time she was taking care of a…

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    At its core, the Civil War was not about slavery. It was truly about a disagreement over how much power the Federal government should have over the states and their citizens. Slavery was a very important issue that displayed this dispute. The other root cause of the Civil War is in human psychology. We have a tendency, when tasked with a stressful decision where both choices have consequences, to avoid making a choice as any and all backlash from the lack of a decision is not seen as our fault.…

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    The Civil War claimed the lives of over 620,000 soldiers; these statistics were not equaled by the combined toll of any other American conflicts until the War in Vietnam. The devastation of the battles was received throughout the country and on both sides of the conflict. Due to the drastic economic differences in economies in the North, with its booming industry, and South, which had mainly cotton plantations, the Civil War was initiated. The opposing moral views of slavery, and therefore…

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    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 Civil War was caused due to economic, political, and social differences. The Civil War was caused because of economic issues. In document two the two maps show how the South was not producing as many goods as the North. Just like how the North was not producing as much cotton. Which…

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    Many people believe that the restoration of the Union was the cause of the Civil War, but the issue of slavery was what actually led the Union and Confederacy into War. Territorial expansion as a result of Manifest Destiny moved slavery to the center stage of American politics. The Missouri Controversy raised the issue of the westward expansion of slavery. The acquisition of Mexican territories expanded the debate on the expansion of slavery and eventually disbanded the strongest bond at the…

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    Throughout Spain’s history the government has always had an impact on how the country has thrived or fallen. One specific and important moment that the government had major impact on was the Spanish Civil War. In the 19th century Spain was very divided and weak. While technically it was a monarchy, it wasn’t rare for military dictators to take power constantly. The people of Spain were extremely poor, so they were drawn to communism. Those who followed communist ideals wanted to eliminate…

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    Civil War Essay The time of the Civil War was among the bloodiest in America’s history. While the question of whether or not slavery was morally correct lingered, there were still other underlying factors of the cause of the Civil War. Key factors include westward expansion, as well as states’ rights. The establishment of the Confederacy could be considered as a tipping point into what’s considerably the lowest point in American history. Rooted into the issue of slavery in the Civil War is the…

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