Confederacy

Zeph Page Mrs Hodges March 29, 2018 Abraham Lincoln framed the situation as a concerning the preservation of the Union rather than to end slavery. Although he looked for the practice of slavery abhorrent, he knew that neither that people from the north nor the people of the border slave states would agree abolition as a war aim. But by mid-1862, as thousands of slaves left to join the invading Northern armies, Lincoln was convinced that abolition had become a urgent military…

Upon moving to the United States a hot topic among many southern historians is whether or not Kentucky should be considered a Southern State. Of course if you ask people in Kentucky, they will say yes due to its geographical location underneath the Ohio River as well as its authentic southern culture. Others will make a case saying otherwise due to Kentucky being a border State that is a Northern state. During my time at at FIU I’ve been around people from both the Midwest and the south and if…

the sense of entitlement from how the South used democracy during the time of war. Jefferson Davis’s unwillingness to suppress critics of his administration shows how the management of the South was a hindrance to their chances of winning. If the Confederacy every had a chance of winning the Civil War, those chances died by…

President, Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Johnson, and leader of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican party, Thaddeus Stevens. Each plan has varying degrees of punishments towards seceders and varying views upon slavery and the former Confederacy. With the late president's’ plan being the most lenient and Stevens’ plan being the harshest. So what is the point of my writing today, well I believe that Mr. Thaddeus Steven’s plan is the best for our country now and in the future, the…

from doing so. Then in 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the U.S. The only problem, Lincoln was an anti-slave man. This pushed the southerners over the edge, and one by one southern states seceded from the Union (U.S.) and formed the Confederacy, including Texas. But why would…

that tore our Union apart. After General Robert E. Lee’s surrender, in 1865 at the Appomattox Courthouse. We had to put the United States back together in some way, and that way was Reconstruction. In Reconstruction, the Union had to bring the Confederacy back into the Union and to abolish slavery. Reconstruction lead to mass chaos in the United States and unfortunately failed. Today no one knows who’s fault it was that reconstruction failed. In my opinion, reconstruction failed because the…

On April 12, 1861, the Civil War was started and the historical feud between the North and the South. The tension between these two groups had been growing for several centuries prior to 1860. The most significant cause of tension between the North and the South is slavery. Almost all actions either one of these groups did to the each other could be rooted back to their differences in views on slavery. Slavery could be linked to the Election of 1860, the state's right, and the South seceding…

“We are not going to allow this symbol to divide us along longer. … The fact that it causes so [much] pain is enough to move it from capitol grounds. It is after all a capitol that belongs to all of us.” (Ewell, Zach. Newsmax. Fri. 31, Jul, 2015. (http://nws.mx/2vpRowv) South Carolina governor Nikki Haley quoted this in a speech, calling for the removal of the confederate flag. In today’s era, an abundance of Americans is divided over this issue. You are either against the confederate…

Prior to the late nineteenth century, America was the land of oppression for African slaves. If they were captured in Africa by white men, they would be sent to the New World to work as slaves for the rest of their lives. Slaves were a form of property, so their white masters could work them as hard as they pleased. Field slaves had to work the fields for as long as their masters desired and house slaves were on duty at all times (PBS). Many people noticed how horribly the slaves were being…

The United States Navy has been involved in countless engagements since their creation in October of 1775. Throughout the Navy’s history, the importance of having advanced technology and superior leadership was their key to becoming a world power and staying that way. However, some battles see a greater emergence of new technology and leadership than others do. The Battle of Hampton Roads during the Civil War is one of the paramount battles that lead to the growth of the United States Navy, due…