Civil war

a period of chaos and growing divisiveness between the North and South, and ____. The Compromise of 1850 simply put was just a compromise to try and subdue aforementioned growing tensions between the North and South. Henry Clay wanted to avoid a civil war if possible, but the terms of his compromise brought question. Specifically, the strengthening of the Fugitive Slave Act to please the South brought into question the founding values of the United States, because the act further showed that the…

By reading through all documents related about the civil war in United States, it seems that all of them were focus slavery issues in America. Evesnts like the debate over the slavery in 1860, the bloody confrontation in Kansas in 1854 to 1861, and presidential elections where Abraham Lincoln was participating in 1860, were some events that increase the conflict between the two parties. First, one of the most important event about the beginning of the slavery’s issues was the debate over…

“The Civil War could have been avoided if only Lincoln had purchased the slaves their freedom”. In my oppinion, I disagree with statement beacause It has long been argued that the civil war was triggered not only by slavery, but controversy led to the conclusion that the main problem was tariffs. I can't think of a single war or major event that had a singular cause. President Abraham Lincoln believed that the civil war was inevitable due to increasing tension between the north and the south and…

A major event in United States history, that shaped the way our country is today, was the American Civil War (1861-1865). Some of the people that played a huge role in the war include, Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, and President Abraham Lincoln. The Civil War was a fight between the Union army (the North) and the Confederate army (the South) about whether or not slavery should be practiced in the United States. Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman played key roles in the…

themselves based on current events, and up for interpretation. The Civil War has always been a difficult time for Americans to digest as finding common ground seems near impossible. The memories and their interpretation are so divided that it is hard to discern what is true, what is right, and what is biased. With people on all sides fighting for their views, using the memories to promote their particular needs and grievances, the Civil War has never been so complicated. The figures involved are…

Ironclads in the Civil War The Civil War did not introduce the invention of the Ironclad war ship; however, it did widely expand its use as it proved to be an effective naval method during the war at sea. These ironclads were meant to be highly resistant from enemy shots as they were made of “iron-armored wooden hulls” (Harris). Moreover, the North used this tactic in order to blockade southern ports and gain access to the Mississippi River. Formally known as the Anaconda Plan, Winfield Scott…

The Civil War The Civil War was a war against two sides of America. The Unions/Yankees and the Confederates. The Union was against slavery and wanted peace with the Confederates, but the Confederates were for slaves and wanted to break away or split apart from the Union and become independent. At this time Abraham Lincoln was the president and gave one of the most famous speeches called The Gettysburg Address. In the end the Union won the war. The Civil War had many causes, but one main one was…

BOOM! The sounds of heavy gunfire and canons fill the battlefield. Screams of the dead hang high in the air as others fight for their very lives. The Civil War has begun, but why? This drama started with the Missouri Compromise. It established the 36°30; a latitude-longitude boundary that prohibited further slave states North of the Missouri border. This irritated southern states since they wanted to spread slavery up North and the compromise prohibited them from doing so. Then in 1860, Abraham…

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.…

More Americans have died during the Civil War than any other war. 620,000 soldiers died in the line of duty. Two-thirds of these didn’t die from wounds. They died from diseases such as typhoid and dysentery. Civil War medicine was not yet advanced enough to connect a lack of hygiene with an influx of disease. Lack of hygiene in hospitals and camps also contributed to the spread of disease. Placing a latrine downstream away from the clean water supply was sometimes also overlooked. Disease spread…