Secession in the United States

finish line of the marathon with 400 small American flags to hand out to finished runners in honor of their two sons, Alex and Brian, who had passed away. Alex Arredondo was killed in a sniper attack in Iraq at 20 years old while serving for the United States in 2004 and just a few years later, Brian Arredondo, committed suicide from his struggle with grief. To Carlos and Melinda not only did these flags represented their national pride, but also the love and strength of their family, which they…

The American Civil War or War of Secession was a conflict significant in the history of the United States of America, which took place between 1861 and 1865. The opposing sides were the forces of the states of the North against the newly formed the Confederate States of America, composed of eleven Southern states that proclaimed its independence. In 1859, John Brown, a supporter of abolitionism, had tried to start a rebellion of slaves in Virginia attacking an ammunition dump of the army.…

in place a new tariff on ports in South Carolina. This caused uproar in the southern state of South Carolina. The Governor of South Carolina at the time was Robert Y. Hayne. He stood in strong opposition against the tariff imposed on his state. Hayne saw the tariff to be unconstitutional because the national government was interfering with South Carolina’s rights as a state in the Union. Hayne threatened secession and was ready to start a civil war if the tariff was not lifted; thus restoring…

The North and South territories of the United States developed in different ways during the 1800s. The North favored small farms over large plantations, went through an Industrial Revolution, and established many large cities. On the other hand, the South utilized large-scale farms and slave labor to grow cash crops such as tobacco and cotton. The stark differences between these two cultures led to many disagreements that ultimately drove the South out of the Union. There were many catalysts…

American Civil War, also called, war between the states, war for four years (1861-1865) between the United States and 11 Southern states that secession from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America. The Civil War was a war to preserve the Union, which was the United States. Since the beginning of the Constitution, there were two different views on the role of the federal government. Federalists believed that the federal government and the executive needed to maintain their power…

All throughout the United States of America, you will come across many statues of great people, not only Americans but people who have in some way had a lasting effect on America for the better. There isn’t anything specific anyone has to do to be given such a great honor, in my opinion, of having yourself displayed as a statue because of the things you did, not only for yourself but for the people who look up to you for guidance and reassurance. He may have one of the greatest statues in the…

This course began with many American states in ruins as a result of the Civil War, fiscal irresponsibility, etc. Within less than a generation, the nation saw unheard of prosperity and affluence. Yet, it could be argued that America’s prosperity was built upon the inequality of wealth, the exploitation of its citizens, and governmental policies that benefited the wealthy rather than the average citizen. Using primary sources, support or contradict this argument making sure to address individuals…

the Americans views on slavery. Americans could not decide whether slavery should move westward as the country expanded or if it should stay in the states it was currently in. There were many attempts to compromise and keep the peace, however, this ended up driving a wedge further into the difference between the free states views and the slave states views. Overall, the Mexican War and its aftermath led to further disagreements about slavery between the north and the south. The Mexican War,…

what others think of him, even though he tried at one point, but I digress. Lincoln was known as “the Great Emancipator” as well, and depending on who is asked, Lincoln could be considered one of the best Presidents in United States history. The final chapter puts what the States lost within the war and what the cost of the war was. On a more personal level, during the war there were an estimated 620,000 lost lives, “including one-fourth of all white males in the South between twenty and forty…

stated outright in his first Inaugural Address that he had, “no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.”10 Yet just two years later, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves from rebelling states. The statements from within this document differ greatly from those within the First Inaugural Address, signifying what appears to be a…