...The Civil War had the largest death toll for any American war, nearly 620,000. The causes of the Civil War was caused by what is to be believed four main things, know as the four S's. The Civil War needed every solider to end it but some were truly amazing like the two presidents and the two generals of the warring sides. The Confederate and Union army had many battles throughout the war and the tide of war changed with each battle but some greatly changed the outcomes. The war's end came slower than it was thought to come and many great things came out of it like the end to slavery and the reconstruction of America. The Civil War commenced in order with the causes, the people who were a big impact, battles, and the results. There were many...
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...in Disguise The Civil War, it is a defining moment in America’s history. The Civil War happened between the years of 1861-1865. The war determined what America’s future would hold. Two sides participated in the war; the North and the South. However, the North would claim victory. Within that victory was 625,000 lives lost. It was perhaps one of the most destructive wars in the United States’ history. The Civil War started over conflict because of the differences between the free states and the slave states. Many thought that the war went on due to the act of abolishing slavery within the southern states, but was that really the cause? While reading through sources, a common question re-appears, was it really slavery that caused the...
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...causes of the Civil War was definitely SLAVERY! From 1820 to 1861, so many different events involved slavery to lead up to the Civil War. The Compromise of 1850, the Dred Scott Case, and Harper’s Ferry, Virginia was three of the biggest events that involved slavery and led to the Civil War. In the beginning, one of the first major events was the Compromise of 1850. The compromise admitted California as a free state and it also allowed popular sovereignty in Utah and New Mexico territories. The biggest thing that concerns slavery in this event was that it made the Fugitive Slave Act a lot stricter. The Fugitive Slave Act said, if a slave tried to run away into a free state, their owner could come and find them and take them back into custody because these slaves were know as property. Once the North heard about this act, they started the running underground railroads for the slaves to become free. Conductors of the Underground Railroad would give the slaves food and shelter along the way of their escape. One of the most famous conductors would have to be Harriet Tubman. She would risk her life by traveling to the south to free some of the slaves. These people that were helping the slaves escape were at big risk because if they were caught doing this then they would be imprisoned and given a heavy fine. This then led many trials and controversies about runaways. Next, one of the cases that caused the most controversy was the Dred Scott Case. Dred Scott was an enslaved...
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...Civil war was a major turning point for the united states, it’s one of the factors that made U.S as what its today. the change didn’t come easily although the civil war of 1861 isn’t something we can experience today we can feel the tension from just reading history. Life for both confederate army and union soldiers in army camps were about fighting for their cause, their country. for the same reason their life was on line. this quote explains how they lived through the camps “army regulations called for washing one’s hands and face every day and taking complete bath once a week, many soldiers failed to do so. as result, body lice, dysentery, and diarrhea were common” and adding to that many starved, they didn’t have a proper meal or constant pays. they had to camp through extreme weather, they weren’t able to see their family and loved ones for months, sometimes a year too. On the other side civilians were mostly women, children, elderly, slaves and rich people in the in both states. women had to work in the place of the south men and it was like that in north they had simple jobs, a lower pay than men. most women in the civil war experienced the loss of father, son, husband cousin or friend. it wasn’t easy for anyone except rich people because they had the choices, not to go to army. in the south if you had more than 40 slaves than you didn’t have to go with army. in north...
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...history which was the Battle of Antietam. On the day of September 17, 1862 there were a total of 6,300 to 6,500 Confederate and Union soldiers killed. The stories from the surviving soldiers allow the readers to create images in their head on how terrifying the battle was. All throughout the book the author James McPherson uses quotes by the soldiers and he also uses newspaper clippings and government documents to support his views and opinions on this event in history. In the first chapter, McPherson goes into detail the year leading up to the great battle of Antietam. Throughout his explanations of the events that perspired and how it impacted the Union and Confederates. Seen in this chapter is also the...
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...this affect the way he wrote this book? The author was born and raised in the South by his parents, who were strong proponents of the Confederacy. Ancestors on both sides of his family fought for the Confederacy. He even proudly carried the Confederate flag in his backpack and posted it on the wall in his college dorm room to signify pride in states’ rights. He also dreamed becoming a soldier in the Confederate Army. His grandmother was a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. This makes him a great source for the purpose of this book because he has real world experiences of the events and ideas that circulated around that time. The author also mentions how hard it was for him to write the book because he was surprised to fully understand how secession was related to racism and white supremacy. However, his Confederate-minded childhood could also be a source of bias insofar as his interpretations of secession and the controversies surrounding the Civil War, in addition to the documents he used to write this particular book. Chapter 1 2. What are the controversies surrounding the mural of Robert E. Lee and Confederate History Month in Virginia (hint: they are related to the same issue!)? There were a series of debates surrounding whether or not a mural of Robert E. Lee should be placed by Canal Way built along the James River. The NAACP spoke against the mural, saying that Lee was an advocate for slavery since he fought for the Confederacy. Pro-Lee advocates...
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...When the Civil War came to a close on April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Courthouse, it was obvious that making amends between the conflicting regions was going to be a difficult task. Reconstruction was a period plagued by conflict because there was no precedent or blueprints on how to deal with secession because the Founding Fathers never thought it would happen. There were several different ideas on how to go about Reconstruction, but they all conflicted with one another. I agree with these different plans by Lincoln, Johnson, and Congress to a certain extent, the Reconstruction policies were mediocre and could have been improved, Southern resistance was provoked but not justified, and lastly the most lasting impact of Reconstruction was the increase...
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...it, if they can’t fix it they will do whatever they can to try and fix it. I chose Harriet Tubman for my paper because she did something amazing and she changed history. During this process she was being a leader, she was leading a huge group of people to their freedom. Harriet Tubman was a slave, so she really didn’t have a choice for her profession. She was forced to work everyday, but after she reached her freedom she became an abolitionist. An abolitionist is a person who completes and action to create a system or solves a solution. She became a conductor of the underground railroad, and went back dozens of times to save slaves. Later on she was a spy, nurse and...
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...Women, Slaves, and Free Blacks in the Civil War Inez Williams-Jones U.S. History to 1865 HIS/110 October 15, 2012 Women, Slaves, and Free Blacks in the Civil War The Battle of Gettysburg was a major turning point for the Civil War (Civil War Academy, 2010). It turned the tide of war from the South to the North, pushing back Lee’s army that would never fight again on Northern soil and bringing confidence to the Union army. What Roles did Northern Women play in the War Effort on the Union Side during the Civil War Clara Barton, a Northerner, had the skills of helping people, especially in the American Civil War. During the war, she collected and delivered supplies to Northern troops in the Washington, D.C. area, used her medical skills to aid Northern troops, and later organized The Ladies Aid Society as well as The American Red Cross where she dedicated the remaining of her life. Northern women organized fundraising projects, county fairs, which were beneficial in raising money for medical supplies and other necessities. Inspired by Florence Nightingale, the women put forth efforts to work on the front lines aiding injured and wounded soldiers by establishing a Preventive Hygienic and Sanitary Service for helping the union soldiers called the United States Sanitary Commission which were to combat preventable diseases and infections (Chang, 1991). One of these famous Army nurses was Louisa May Alcott, who traveled from hospital to hospital ...
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...The Civil War marked a major turning point in economic, political, and social status’ of Northern and Southern populations during the 1860’s due to differing levels of resources and support for the opposing sides. It was a central event in history that truly sparked consciousness in America. While the Revolution of 1776 created the United States, the Civil War of 1861-1865 determined what kind of nation it would be. The war resolved two fundamental questions left unresolved by the revolution: whether the United States was to be a dissolvable union of independent states or an indivisible nation with a dominant national government; and whether this nation, born on a declaration that all men were created with an equal right to liberty, would continue to exist as the largest slaveholding country in the world. During the war, the Southern and Northern economic statuses were exponentially different. The North was experiencing a time of great economic growth as industries began to grow and newer, more modern technology became available. By 1860, about 90 percent of the nation’s manufacturing came from the northern states which proved to have an immense impact on its war-winning ability. For every 100 firearms produced by the South, the North had made 3,200. The South on the other hand remained predominantly based in agriculture and the dwindling slave market. Even in the agricultural sector, Northern farmers were out-producing their southern counterparts in several important areas,...
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...institution of slavery. Describe the major positions on slavery and the contending issues about this institution in 1850. How did the terms of the Compromise of 1850 seek to resolve these issues? In 1850, there were five positions on the institution of slavery. The first position was anti-slavery. This was predominantly felt by those in the north. Those with this view felt slavery could exist in the south but could not be expanded into the new territories. They felt slavery should mostly for economic issues. Plantations with slaves produced higher quantities faster. This meant lower costs. The next position was the abolitionist position. This view was held by a very small minority in the north and almost none in the south. Abolitionists felt slavery should be ended everywhere, even in the south and should not be permitted to expand into the territories. There were two types of abolitionists. There were colonizers who not only wanted to end slavery in the south but they wanted people of color to be shipped to another country because they felt the different races would never get along. Colonizers thought black people could start their own colonies elsewhere. The second type of abolitionists was egalitarians. They, like colonizers, wanted slavery to end everywhere but they felt enslaved persons were Americans and therefore thought they were entitled to all the rights and privileges of an American citizen. Pro-slavery was the next view on slavery. This obviously...
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...• Robert Livingston • War of 1812- Military conflict between US and Britain following revolution about unresolved issues: trade restrictions, etc. • Tecumseh- Native American leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal confederacy; opposed US in war of 1812. • John Quincy Adams- sixth president; whig. • Empire of Liberty- theme developed first by Thomas Jefferson to identify America's world responsibility to spread freedom across the globe. Jefferson saw America's mission in terms of setting an example, expansion into the west, and by intervention abroad. • Transportation Revolution- early 1800s, development of steamboats, canals, and railroads. Faster transport of people, products, and knowledge. • National Road- First major improved highway in the United States to be built by the federal government. Connection between the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and a gateway to the West for thousands of settlers. • Communication Revolution- Samuel Morse invented telegraph. • The Market Revolution- improvements in how goods were processed and fabricated as well as by a transformation of how labor was organized to process trade goods for consumption. • Porkopolis- Cincinnati was the country's chief hog packing center, and herds of pigs traveled the streets. • Labor theory of value- The value of a commodity is only related to the labor needed to produce or obtain that commodity and not to other factors of production • Second Party System- 2 party system • Democrats-...
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...The Panic of 1812 was an economic disaster that occurred when small banks printed too much money causing inflation. Andrew Jackson was the president at the time and had been ruling with more power than any president before him, earning him the nickname “King Andrew.” King Andrew, once elected president, began to push many Americans against the 2nd National Bank. Instead, he wanted them to be deposited into state banks. Secretary of the Treasure Duane refused this, but was simply removed by Jackson and replaced with Roger B. Taney. Eventually, “twenty-three state banks-dubbed ‘pet banks’ by anti-Jacksonians-had been selected as depositories.” The idea was strongly opposed in all of the congress. So much so, that a new political party, called the Whig party. “This name played off the idea that Jackson was acting as if he were ‘King Andrew’ because it was the Whig party in Britain that espoused the limiting of royal power.” The Senate eventually gained control once again and stopped the election of Taney into the secretary of Treasury. Unfortunately, Jackson had already destroyed the American banking system making it unpredictable...
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...plan for an eight grade class covering the Emancipation Proclamation. This was a turning point for the United States and the world as freedom was given to a race enslaved for centuries. An important piece of American history with an elaborate story in itself, the Emancipation Proclamation gives the teacher an opportunity to expand the students' understanding of the world in which they live. The Learners This lesson is for an 8th grade class. These learners have some experience in school and are typically between ages 12 and 14 years old. Eighth graders have some experience in school and many have either decided to be part of it or not. This makes instructing them more of a challenge as the teacher must keep them engaged in the lesson. Although this is a challenge for a teacher of any age, the middle teen years present teachers with students undergoing pubescent changes that can have the child's mind otherwise occupied. The Learning Environment The learners will be in a classroom with desks, although multiple students may be seated at tables, work will be performed individually. The class will be shown a video to be displayed on a screen at the front of the classroom. Activities and Elements Day One Students will begin the class by answering the questions: “If you were president during the Civil War, how would you have responded to the existence of slavery in the United States of America? Why? How do you think people would have reacted to your actions?” (Self, 2011)...
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...learning about the Civil War. By 1862, people was looking at Lincoln sideways, because he couldn’t find a suitable leader for the Potomac. So, Lincoln decided to free the slaves (on paper) it was called the “Emancipation Proclamation”. The Emancipation Proclamation states, slaves who lived in the eleven states then in rebellion against the United States (page 97). However it didn’t free the slave in the 4 Border States, because he wanted to stay loyal to them. The reason why Lincoln free the slaves in confederates states was: to convince England and France to stay out of the war, to encourage slaves living in the Confederate states to rebel against their masters and thus cause confusion and chaos in the south, and to scare the wits out of the southern slave holders (page 98). Meanwhile, Lincoln hired Joe Hooker as the new commander. Hooker plane was to capturing Richmond in the town Chancellorsville, Virginia. Once again, Lee’s army outnumber the union, and won the Battle of Chancellorsville Lincoln replace Hooker with George Meade...
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