...Civil War DBQ There are multiple reasons why Texans fought in the Civil War. The Civil War was North (Union) against South (Confederacy). Texans were part of the South, and they had slavery. The reasons for Texans fighting in the Civil War are slavery, keeping peace, and state rights. One reason Texans fought was for slavery. “African race has no (part) in their establishment, that they were rightfully held as and inferior and dependent race” (Doc B). Slaves weren't free, and that was the resolution. The ‘resolution’ was how Texas wanted it, so they fought for slavery. “All white men are and of right ought to be entitled to equal civil and political rights.” (Doc B) all white men had rights. White men had the right to, but it never said anything about African Americans and slaves. Texas fought to preserve slavery. Another reason for Texans fighting was to keep peace in Texas and in the country. (Doc A) the graph in this document states that only 30% of Texans had slaves. Not many texans owned slaves, but the ones who did weren’t afraid...
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...Slaves were people who were forced into free labor. During this time, most of the slaves were imported from Africa and forced to work for plantation owners. The South had an abundance of slaves, while the North had very few. This was tricky because their were free states in the North that weren’t allowed to own slaves, but the border states of the North were responsible for a small number of slave population. Document B of What Caused the Civil War DBQ shows that the Northern border states had about 430,000 slaves. That doesn’t seem like a small amount until you compare it to the 3,500,000 slaves the South had. Document A also shows the slave density in the South, which is relevant in the way the South made their money. Without these thousands of slaves to work their plantations, Southern farmers would not be able to produce as many crops that they would with all these people working for free. With slavery, came opinions. The North wasn’t totally supportive of the South owning all these slaves and Southern ways and mannerisms. Document H of What Caused the Civil War is propaganda saying that the slaves are treated...
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...DBQ: Nationalism & Sectionalism By John A. Braithwaite DIRECTIONS: The following DBQ is based upon the accompanying documents and your knowledge of the time period involved. This question tests your ability to work with historical documents. Your answer should be derived mainly from the documents, however, you may refer to historical facts, materials, and developments NOT mentioned in the documents. You should assess the reliability of the documents as historical sources where relevant to your answer. Check your school and community libraries for materials and also, surf the internet to help you find relevant outside information. QUESTION FOR ANALYSIS: In the period from 1815 to 1858, two giant forces—nationalism and sectionalism--ostensibly in opposition to each other—prevailed simultaneously in the first half of 19th century America. Describe these two forces and discuss the geographic, political, constitutional, economic, and diplomatic contrasts of both forces. PROMPT: Formulate a thesis statement Use documents as well as your own outside knowledge of the period. Deal evenly with all aspects of the questions Be sure to cover the time period given • Assess the validity of the documents • Draw effective and specific conclusions whenever possible TEXTBOOK RECOMMENDATIONS Gillon & Matson The American Experiment Boydston & McGerr Making A Nation Murrin, et.al Liberty, Equality, Power Norton...
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