Confederate States of America

Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declared “that all persons held as slaves” within the rebel states “are, and henceforward shall be free.” This proclamation was an important step towards abolishing slavery and conferring American citizenship upon ex-slaves, although the proclamation did not actually outlaw slavery or free the slaves in the Union states that still permitted it (“The Immediate Effects”). The proclamation also broadened the goals of the Union…

The ongoing debate about the confederate flag is a sensitive subject for many Americans and people around the world. When regarding Americans alone, there seems to be roughly two sided views about the confederate flag. One view of the flag, is that it is a symbol of their southern heritage and the other view sees it as a symbol that represents racism, colonialism and white supremacy with a deep rooted pain that the symbol brings. My view on the confederate flag is that it should not be present…

The Civil War was a defining moment in United States history. The issue that led to the disruption of the union was the debate over the future of slavery. The controversy led to secession, and secession brought about a war in which the Northern and Western states and territories fought to save the Union, and the South fought to establish Southern independence as a new confederation of states under its own formation. When the southern states decided to break away, or seceded, they made their…

It is no question that African Americans played a pivotal role in the founding of this country we now call the United States of America. America became a wealthy on the backs of African American women and men. In the late 18th century Americas older crops were depleting. Yet at the same time England began to have a great demand for cotton. Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin made it easier to produce cotton faster. This Industrial Revolution benefited the banks in the north and the…

cautious and believed that the Confederates had more firepower than they did in reality. At one point in the war, McClellan and his troops were in great position to attack the Confederates outside of Richmond, but McClellan was overly cautious and indecisive. As a result,…

Abraham Lincoln issued a first draft of the Emancipation Proclamation of the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) decreeing that all persons held as slaves in a state in rebellion against the United States would "henceforth and forever free" on 1 January 1863. This declaration marked a turning point in the war waged states of the United States of America: it was no longer a fight in the name of national unity, but a revolutionary war for the freedom of the slaves. The new president insisted that…

between the Union and the Confederates and what was their motivation, what made their cause so important…

In “ Last Words: Two Confederate Flags ”, there are two different kinds of display of the confederate flags. One is in a form of a headstone with words and a picture of Big Ed extending his middle finger, the other is a simple flag hanging on a wooden stick waiting to be destroyed by a strong wind. Bethe Dufresne argues that the confederate flags are history factors, and we should embrace their historical value. Furthermore, the flags should be displayed as " a muted artifact of unspeakable…

become leader the Union Army, even though he did not like slavery. As leader of the Confederate Army, Lee came across to other people as a strong leader. Why did the Civil War start?…

After four long, hard years and many lives lost, the United States and the Confederate States of America ended the Civil War. After the war divided the country, it was up to the people of America to bring the South back into the Union and make sure that nothing this bad happened again. The way this was done was through the Reconstruction period. This was the idea of the North, with beginning hopes to reconstruct the Union to its former glory. However, after the abolition of slavery, the Union…