Disagreements between the Nortrhern states and the Southern states had been evident for over thrity years prior to the war. ... Some opinions of the civil war say that problems started as early as 1787, when slavery was made legal by the United States only at the request of the Southern States. ... Another problem that may have played a cause in the civil war was the tariff law of 1828. ... This benefited the north and the United States economy, but caused great problems between the north and the south. ... Most Southerners believed that slavery was a necessary evil and continued to t...

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• Grade Level: High School

Frederick Douglass Born 1818 (?) in Tuckahoe, Maryland Died 1895 in Washington D.C. Frederick Douglass was the leading spokesman of African Americans in the 1800's. Never knowing his mother or even the identity of his father, he was born a slave and escaped to the north when he was twenty years...

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• Has Bibliography
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This is just a small example of the doubt and hatred that was bestowed on the African American soldiers. However, during the war, they proved themselves to be brave and courageous men on and off the battlefield on many occasions. Despite deep prejudices and harsh criticisms from the white society, t...

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• Grade Level: High School