...of the early United States won the Civil War, slavery would still be part of our society. But thanks to the overpowering Northern half of the U.S., the South had no chance of winning the Civil War and slavery was abolished. To start off, the North was more motivated and passionate about what they were fighting for through and through. The North had President Abraham Lincoln leading them and with his strong leadership skills and power, he was able to lead the North to victory against the South and abolish slavery. If Lincoln decided to lose the war, to back off his troops and allow the South to win, history would be tremendously different than it is now. But because of the power of the people and the determination of Lincoln to win, the North was able to win against the crippling South. The cause of the war escaped the South. They lacked the moral center that the North had. War got serious and they lost their faith in what they were fighting for because it didn’t apply to them directly. It didn’t speak to them and convince them slavery was still worth fighting for....
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...sources is that the Fredrickson argued that there are several explanations of “why the North won”, but “The problem with most of them os not that they are wrong but that there are partial or incomplete…”and McPherson argued that North won the war because of all of the advantages that they had in resources, manpower, and leadership. McPherson believed out off the explanations the “loss of the will to fight” for the South is what defeated them. He stated, “Defeat causes demoralization and loss of will; victory pumps up morale and the will to win.” Both Fredrickson and McPherson brought up that the North had the “advantages in manpower, resources, and industrial capacity.” Looking at the facts North had advantage in population of 2:1,...
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...Over the years people have thought of many different causes for the civil war that took over 600,000 American lives in 1861-1865. Many people believe that the only true cause of the civil war was because of slavery but the war itself was fought over something much bigger than just slavery it was fought over the great political difference between the North and South. The actions of the Democratic politicians from the South and Republican politicians from the North kept the conflict between the states at the center of the political debate for years and made the war inevitable. Key political causes of the civil war include the acts congress passed, the split that happened throughout the years between congress, and most importantly the election in 1860 that elected Abraham Lincoln as president. Congress, throughout the years since America won independence passed laws they believed would help their nation. But as slavery became more of a problem in the nation, acts passed by congress became more important and affected the outcome of the American nation and its citizens much greater. Congress passed many acts throughout the years leading to the Civil War, but some very important ones that both held off the civil war and pushed the civil war are the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Connecticut Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas – Nebraska Act of 1854. The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 after Missouri requested in 1819 to be part of the Union as a slave state. Missouri’s request...
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...In 1861 the deadliest and bloodiest war of all time began. The war was a battle between the North (union soldiers) and the South (confederate soldiers). Many people thought this war would be a short war, but it lasted 4 years. This war was the Civil War and it is an important event in history. Many people say the civil war was over states rights, but a majority of people say it was over slavery. Slavery was said to be the #1 conflict between the North and the South in the 1860’s (Guelzo 1). People from the North were being used as slaves in the south. The south liked/ wanted slaves, but the North did not agree, which is why the country was divided (Luce 1). Fifteen out of 34 of the states were slave states...
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...University Of Phoenix Civil War Paper By Shane Iverson 12/23/2012 HIS/115 The Civil war was a huge war fought over territories and freedom. Over 600,000 Americans lost their lives in this war, with the North having been more effected. The North had no regrets about the war. They were satisfied that the slaves were free, and the Union was preserved. The South began to glorify what they called “the lost cause”. The generals from the south became mythic heroes. As they looked back at the war they almost regretted surrendering. Historian Shelby Foote left us with this note. “Any understanding of this nation has to be based . . . on an understanding of the Civil War. . . . The Civil War defined us as what we are, and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things. It is very necessary if you’re going to understand the American character in the 20th century to learn about this enormous catastrophe of the mid-19th century. It was the crossroads of our being”. What does this tell us about the United States? What did Foote mean when he spoke these words? We may also think to ourselves. Why didn’t the South win? There leaders were supposedly brilliant and they lost fewer men then the North, right? What did Historian Shelby Foote mean in his quote above? He is saying that it is necessary to learn about this huge catastrophe that happened in...
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...U.S History to 1877 The Civil War By: Anthony Green I chose to do a picture of the American Civil War. The picture I chose is of a battle between the union and the confederacy or north and south. The picture shows how severe the war truly was between the two sides. The north is running up a hill while the south is running down. Both sides have guns and swords drawn, and gun smoke everywhere, people dying on both sides. Horses getting shot, flags waving, and everybody seems to be yelling and screaming. Cannons getting shot looks like it might rain, I feel that it depict a deep time of depression, truth, but most of all anger, anger for the south to take control of the north, and anger for the north to take control of the south. In 1860 Abraham Lincoln ran for president. The republicans lead by Lincoln opposed to the expansion of slavery into the United States during the presidential election. Lincoln won the election, and then on march4th 1861 he was officially inaugurated. But before his inauguration seven of the cotton based slave states formed the confederacy. The first six to secede had the greatest number of slaves in their community, almost fifty percent for the six states. The outgoing democrats and the incoming republicans rejected secession as illegal. At Abraham Lincoln’s inaugural address said that by him coming into being president that it wouldn’t start a civil war. The eight slave states still left continued to fail...
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...the civil war “Let’s end the civil war” is an article, written in 1962 by Harry Golden a northern journalist. He wrote this article to highlight the Civil war centennial in the U.S. and the idea that the centennial committees in the whole of the south, which wanted us to believe that the civil war is not over. There are still participations in the reengagement of the civil war and some of the actors still hope that the civil war will be restored. Harry golden thinks that the Americans see the centennial more as a celebration of the civil war, than a centennial. And that is why one of the main themes in the article is misunderstanding. It is a misunderstanding between the south and their view of the centennial. He thinks that the southern people believe that the centennial is more real than just a reengagement. Another theme in this story is how the view of the war is a hundred years after, which leads us to the reason why he wrote the article; the hundred years anniversary. The writer Harry Golden is a man from the northern part of America, who is born and educated in the same part; this clearly gives him a non-objective view on the civil war. The article is written from his view and therefore it’s not a reliable article, it only gives us his opinion on the Civil War centennial. There is no doubt that this article is written from the Northern part of the America’s point of view, which evidenced clearly in the following quotes. (p.121 ll. 11) “It was the war the North won because...
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...state the premises (i.e., reasons) that supposedly support each separate conclusion. Premiss 1: If the North won the Civil War, then he slaves were freed Premiss 2: The North won the Civil War Premiss 1: If the South won the Civil War, then he slaves were freed Premiss 2: The South won the Civil War Premiss 1: All seniors are talented (F) Premiss 2: All talented people are ugly (F) Premiss 1: All ugly people are seniors (F) Premiss 2: All seniors are insightful (F) Premiss 1: All ugly people are insightful (T) Premiss 2: All talented people are ugly (F) Symbolize each argument (Remember: a universal statement is a statement that makes a claim about all members of its group. The key to translating All ugly people are seniors in the exercise above, for example, is to interpret the universal statement as the conditional statement If it is a ugly person, then it is a senior [for every member of its subject class: ugly people]). If people were free, then they were a slave If people were free, then they were a slave If it is an ugly person, then it is a senior. If it is an insightful person, then they are ugly. If it is an insightful person, then they are talented. Are these deductive or inductive arguments? These are deductive arguments as they attempt to follow the deductive logical form Are the arguments valid? (Why or why not?) Hint: Refer to the Intellectual Standards of Validity in analysis and assessment. The arguments are...
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...Eric Yarger HIS/115 The Civil War in my opinion was a war that could have been avoided if each state could have acted as a whole nation rather than an individual state. This war divided our country and in some areas today they still seem to be fighting the same battle that the north and south fought. The Civil War took place over much of this great nation and as a whole experienced a great loss of life. Between both sides, civilian and even Native Americans over 600,000 deaths were recorded. There were probably many others that were not recorded. Even thought the north lost more soldiers than the south, they won the war which ended up in end of slavery. The south called their part of the war “the lost cause”. According to historian Shelby Foote; “Any understanding of this nation has to be based . . . on an understanding of the Civil War. . . . The Civil War defined us as what we are, and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things. It is very necessary if you’re going to understand the American character in the 20th century to learn about this enormous catastrophe of the mid-19th century. It was the crossroads of our being.” I feel Foote wrote this so people could understand that the Civil War was the event in history that has made us the nation that we are today. The Civil War has taught us a nation about what we have lost and what we have gained. It also has taught us that if we were to work at something we believe in we can achieve it. To fully...
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...The Union War “Without an appreciation of why loyal citizens believed a Union that guaranteed democratic self-government was worth great sacrifice, no accurate understanding of the Civil War era was possible” (Gallagher). I agree with this statement by Gallagher because if it wasn’t for the decisions and executions of the Union I am not sure if I would be living in a democratic, free society today. In The Union War, Gallagher “offers a companion volume that extends his manifesto against hindsight, what Gallagher calls the ‘Appomattox syndrome,’ to histories of the Union” (Gallagher, 79). According to Gallagher, researchers who work backward from emancipation and Reconstruction have expanded northern devotion to race, slavery, and abolition while complicating loyal Americans’ major war aim, the Union. The above quote stated by Gary Gallagher is one of the main causes as to why the North won the Civil War because with the joining of citizens who wanted to fight for their democratic government, it gave the Union more soldiers that wanted to fight than the Confederates. They won the Civil War simply because they had more people. The North won the Civil War they were on the right side of human ethical issues. They had their best interest in helping the morals of humans and this alone helps citizens be able to trust the Union’s tendencies and this can also make a citizen loyal. The North clearly had more men to fight for them and there were more people that wanted to end slavery,...
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...Civil War Paper Jennifer Ayala HIS/115 October 21, 2012 Kathy Buhe Civil War Paper The mid-19th century is a historic period in the history of the United States, one that shaped the nation we now know. In the year 1861, the tension that had long been brewing between the north and south exploded and led the nation to war. The catalyst was Abraham Lincoln’s victory in the presidential election. As an anti-slavery Republican, the southern states feared his agenda and chose to secede from the Union. The Confederate States of America was formed and the refusal of said states to rejoin the Union led to a Civil War, neighbor against neighbor, each fighting for what they believed to be right. The four years of the war were costly, both in monetary value and lives lost; and the effects were long lasting, shaping the nation into what it would become and stand for, even over a century later. The Civil War, often referred to as The War Between the States, lasted four years, from 1861-1865, and shaped the nation of America into what it currently is. Historian Shelby Foote spent a great deal of time researching this monumental period of American history to pen her famous civil war narrative. Foote believed that the Civil War defined the nation and that to understand the character of America, it is important to study this war. What I believe Foote meant was that the nation was at a crossroads. It was deeply divided and no longer could it continue on as such. Either the nation would...
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... devastating Georgia and burning Atlanta? Answer: William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891). In his life, he was an author, educator, businessman, and an American soldier. Question 11: Why was the North victorious in the Civil War? What were the major factors in the victory of the North over the South? In general, there are five reasons why the North emerged victorious over South in the American Civil War (1861-65). First, the North had strong manpower (Union armies). Second, the North had increased production due to industrialization, which supplied armies with sufficient arms and ammunitions (Samir, 2011). Third, the north had adequate finances, mainly, raised from taxes. Also, the North had a strong leadership under the reign of Lincoln, as opposed to Jefferson Davis. Finally, the North had a stronger naval position than the South. Question 12: Compare and contrast the generalship of Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant. In your opinion who was the more successful commander? Which Civil War general had the greatest impact on future US military strategy? In the generalship both generals; Grant and Lee had a strong believe in exploiting their victory. They did this by tracking the energy hard, and destroying them. Also, both generals made their reputation from the civil war....
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...American Civil War The American Civil War is a very misunderstood war. It is known for the war that ended slavery. What most people don’t know is the war was not originally fought for the abolition of slavery. The South, or the Confederate, wanted to exercise their rights as states and split from the north. Well Abraham Lincoln thought that would be the downfall of the United States. The Civil War was fought to between the Union and the Confederacy on the issue of splitting up the United States. The country was divided between two philosophies, either they thought the country could only survive and prosper as a whole, or they believed the south had the right to split from the union. The country was divided between two different philosophies. The North believed if the South seceded from the North the country would crumble. While the South believed they had the right as states to separate themselves from the Union. (Malvasi) Abraham Lincoln was the head of the Unions thinking. He had a great sense of political knowledge. He realized if the south did secede the Union wouldn’t stand a chance against attack because half of the country essentially would have been gone. Lincoln originally had no plans of abolishing slavery all his focus was on keeping the country together in one strong unit. (Malvasi) The South on the other hand felt they had been mistreated by the Union and were being taken advantage of. Soon the idea of secession came around ...
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...that was created to help free slaves in the western areas in 1834. The reason why the Whig Party was formed into the Republican party was because the Whig Party didn’t work out so well and they had a lot of arguments. .The Republicans gained a lot of supporters from the North to help increase their chances of presidency election. Because of their, John C. Fremont , from the Republican Party, won their first election for President in 1856. Later in November 1860, Abraham Lincoln, which was also from the Republican Party, won presidency over the Democratic Party to decrease the level of threats toward salves. In...
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...The American Civil War Jill Ayala HIS/115 February 19, 2012 Jody Ault The American Civil War “In the course of four years, more than 2% of the population of the United State lost their lives in the American Civil War, between 618,000 and 700,000 people” (American Civil War, 2012). Never before or since has there been such a tragic event occur. There are many different opinions regarding the American Civil, why it occurred, and what the actual reasons for the War were. A Nation Divided In 1861 the American Civil War erupted after many years of conflicts between the North (the Union) and the South (the Confederacy). These conflicts included western expansion, States rights versus federal authority, and slavery. With the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 seven Southern states (South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama) declared their succession from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America. Four more states (Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, and Arkansas) joined the Confederation after start of the Civil War. The Confederates wanted to remain slave State. The Union wanted to bring the country back together as one single, unified nation. Why the North Won the Civil War In 1860 he South’s population was 1/3 slaves. The South relied heavily on the slave trade and not only wanted but needed the slave trade to continue for economic purposes. They wanted to become and independent nation...
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