Confederate States of America

What does the Confederate flag represent? From this simple question, many different answers are generated. Most notably the answers that are given are "slavery" and "racism". This is not the case for everyone. Being raised in North Carolina, I often see the Confederate flag. Whether it's passing by homes that are proudly flying the flag on the front porch, going to the beach, or seeing it on clothes and stickers placed on cars. I often wonder if these people know what it represents. If so, why…

Do you the people of the USA think the flag should be taken and kept down, the Confederate Flag? The flag is more than hate it is a meaning of heritage and symbol of war(Controversies). The killing in the church that left nine black people dead was the reason the flag was removed(Controversies). The flag was in the picture when the guy killed the colored people. He used the flag as a sign of hate on colored people. He did this because he is a racist man. There are many people like that, but they…

The Confederate Flag was created on March of 1861, as the official flag of the Confederates. The flag is still around to this day, and has developed controversy on the topic itself. Some people believe that the confederate flag is apart of history, while others believe it is a sign of racism and injustice that should not exist in today’s society. The Civil War was a war that was fought between the northern and southern states of America. The north was referred to as the Union, while the south…

Henry Knox, Secretary of War, believed that by developing an Indian policy accepted by the Indians, would achieved the goal of the States. He figured that by “civilizing” the Natives he could bring them a sense of “Enlightenment.” Knox wanted the Natives to stop hunting and be “normal” farmers. Also, he wanted them to read and write in the English language, wear European style clothes, and most of all become Christians. He felt that by doing all of this he could make them better people and they…

The reason that the Battle of Antietam is important is due to the fact that it had a large impact on the nation’s future. While for the Confederacy, it was a disappointment and cause of great frustration because the chance they had had to win the war was lost. The victory that the Union army had achieved provided Lincoln with the opportunity to issue the Emancipation Proclamation and broaden the main concern of the war from the unity of the nation to include the abolishment of slavery. The…

Stephens states that that the “negro’s aren’t equal to the white people and that slavery is a natural and ethical issue. As he delivered his speech on March 21, 1861 in Savannah, Georgia, Stephens covered all sorts of issues. However, one of the main components of the speech which is remembered today is slavery. The cornerstone speech is considered the confederacy as essentially opposing to the idea of equality in freedom for human beings. Speech covered and revealed the truth about Confederate…

likely have a war. Indeed at the Battle of Fort Sumter, the South fired the first shots in the civil. The fort had been held by Major Anderson from the Union, which the South saw as blatant disregard for their newfound sovereignty. As a result, Confederate Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard and his forces bombarded the Union-controlled fortress for 34 hours. Not only did the South seceded knowing there would be war, but they also started the war by firing the first shots. In other words, The…

fight a war. He started studying war and strategy. He began to seek guidance from his advisers. “He requested information as to the location of forces, their state of readiness, and the levels of arms and ammunition they held… He would never again adhere to the position that a passive containment strategy would suffice to bring the Confederates to their sense and win the war.” (McGovern 2009) By adjusting the Union’s tactics the chances of winning the war was looking much better. There was still…

despite being under immense pressure and scrutiny by his family and those close around him. He was expected to be close to par with his uncle and father, and even if his skill exceeded them he would never be known for it. He was the nephew of the Confederate General Robert E. Lee. He was one of the youngest military leaders to be promoted as fast as he was. He had the knowledge and drive to push himself further than most in the Calvary. Born on November 19th 1835, in Fairfax County, Virginia…

created had no simple fix. ‘With the North and South divided, all flickers of hope that life would return as the way it had been once slowly sputtered a dying gasp. Since the Northerners reigned victorious, the rebel states remained at their mercy and bidding. The fact that the United States faced potential threats if they stayed divided prompted the government to start a phase of Reconstruction to repair the damage both fiscally and socially in the states.However, even though the North…