Confederacy

cotton gin. The cotton gin was the most important invention during the 1800’s because it made the Southern states dependent on it slave labor, it boosted the American economy tremendously, and it forced Great Britain and France to side with the Confederacy during the Civil…

However, the Civil War was not a fight to free these slaves, and is too commonly mistaken as such. The use of emancipation of slaves was used during the war strictly as a weapon, by both the Union and Confederacy, to gain an upper hand in the war. This tactical use of freedom can be seen as wrong, and whether or not it is morally right, it did in fact greatly influence the outcome of the civil war. Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation secured Union victory…

The Civil War was one of the bloodiest wars in the history of the nations, this war not only shaped the nation, but it changed the face of America by abolishing slavery. Tension began to rise in the territories whether or not to permit slavery west of Mississippi, this became controversial because both the North and the South viewed this in a different perspective. The South was pro-slavery and they believed that it maintained their economy. Slaves helped them cultivate the land and made it…

to conquer Washington or win the war, in reality, they only had to not lose. If the South could last long enough for the North to get tired of fighting, they would win the war. The Civil War could be interpreted as a race against time, could the Confederacy hold off long enough. However, the South was not capable off against the Union forces. Despite most battles being close, the Union Army was still able to outnumber the Confederate Army. The Confederate Army lacked in numbers and committed…

The Republican Party, heavily populated by the North, had the majority of the electoral votes. On November 06, 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected the first Republican president. Before his inauguration, seven slave states seceded and formed the Confederacy. With these seven states gone, there were only eight remaining slave states. They chose not participate in the secession. The Republican Party did not accept the act of secession and made it illegal. During Lincoln’s inaugural speech he stated…

A narrative of juxtaposition, brotherhood, and industrialization, the American Civil War captivates current war researchers with fascinating tales that include uprooted secret societies and public espionage contained in both the Union and the Confederacy. These scheming societies, such as the Copperheads and The Order of American Knights in the North and The Alabama Peace Society and The Order of the Heroes of America in the South, conducted havoc upon the general…

Common Goals: Make America Great Again George Shaw once said, “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” Progress and social advancement is something that is constantly happening, Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass were two people that fought for the end of slavery. Douglass was more focused on making everyone equal, while Lincoln was more focused on uniting the nation as a whole and keeping us together. A back and forth…

When describing Lee, Catton states, “The Confederacy fought for Lee; as if he himself was the Confederacy…(p2).” Catton uses Lee to symbolize the entire Confederate Army and the values of the Confederacy, which included the moral integrity of slavery and their right to own slaves. In contrast, Grant is described as fighting for, “The broader concept of society (p7).” Catton…

government were soldiers wives. As stated in the book, “a broad political reimagining”, was addressed to soldiers wives and the Confederate government would need to fix the problem or there would be a bad outcome (p.145). Female spies for both the Confederacy and the Union had questions raised about their political state of mind and their core group against the government. White women’s actions during the war had major impacts on politics and the government. The Confederate government had many…

cabinet members, generals who did not want to fight, and many major groups who opposed the Civil War. Despite all of this, President Abraham Lincoln decided to continue fighting because he knew that was what needed to be done in order to defeat the Confederacy and preserve the unity of the United States of America. At the end of the…