Russian Civil War

Being part of the evangelical movement and trying to embrace their religion took it’s toile on many southern women. Southern women were expected to be moral caregivers. They were responsible for bringing family members closer to God and often carried a large burden when their husband’s or children rejected the faith or fell short. Some mother even believed that if they loved their children too much or “made them into idols,” God would let their children die. Women’s spiritual authority often set…

Because his victory of the election, therefore the independence of the South and the civil war became inevitable. Since the result of the election of 1860s is another major effect than “Slavery”, which means Abraham Lincoln has played important role in the beginning of The Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, he prevented the separation of the Union and not only won the Civil War, but also brought freedom and emancipation to all the Slaveries in the…

give up slavery for various reasons. The Dred Scott v. Sandford case set precedent for other cases with similar conflicts. This case also provided reasons for the Civil War to occur between the North and South. The South wanted to continue slavery and the North wanted to abolish slavery, although slavery was not the only reason the Civil War occurred. The Compromise of 1850 was for Texas to give 10 million dollars for the debt to Mexico and the states of Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, and…

The Civil War disrupted many American lives. Improved technology and a lack of medical knowledge increased the amount of casualties during the war. It became necessary that women take on different roles to fill in for their husbands and sons who could not perform these tasks. During the war, women could become nurses and take on other jobs without as much hostility from society. Even in homes women 's roles expanded as they took on more responsibility. Women gained more freedoms but they still…

Gettysburg Address, and is famous to this day. Although, it has been constantly overlooked, and challenged. During the Civil Rights Movement African Americans started to voice their opinions more persistently. African…

The American Civil War is an event in American history that is looked back on with regret. Regret that our country had to go through such a terrible time when brother killed brother, and father killed son. When most look back on the American Civil war, they might think of the men, maybe Abraham Lincoln, maybe the slaves, but do women come to the mind of most when thinking about the American Civil War? Women played a great role during the Civil War. Some women were spies, like Isabelle Boyd and…

approved or not, the Civil War was an inevitable event in American history. The Compromise of 1850 was an attempt to solve tensions between the North and the South over the expansion of slavery, specifically into Texas, which was a territory obtained by the United States in the Mexican…

Manifest Destiny of the United States to expand its borders and grow further west. He led actions to help the nation fulfill its manifest destiny by supporting, demanding and supporting the annexation of Texas, the acquisition of Oregon and the Mexican War. The thing that was in his way was the divisive issue of slavery. Douglas was a man in favor of the preservation of the Union and worked to fulfill that goal by leading the fight for the Compromise of 1850 and by introducing the Kansas…

lives of many slaves on the run from the Fugitive Slave Act. Once free, many escapees traveled to present-day Canada in order to avoid United States jurisdiction and laws (Fugitive). In 1860, South Carolina seceded from the Union, starting the Civil War in 1861 and a blur of events that eventually led to the downfall of slavery in a whole across the newly rejoined United States. The Fugitive Slave Act was repealed in 1864, and peace between the north and south could be achieved. This “witch…

African Americans have had tremendous influence on the course of U.S. history and culture. Issues revolving around African Americans, such as the issue of slavery and the Civil Rights Movement, were some of the most important in history. Significant African Americans such as Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harriet Tubman, and Martin Luther King, were also some of the most influential Americans to ever live. I will be taking you on a whirlwind tour of some of the most important African-American heritage…