Davis was an American author and journalist and was a pioneer of American Realism and one of the most influential writers in the 19th century. ... Davis wanted to affect social change for blacks, women, Native Americans, immigrants, and the working class by intentionally writing about the struggle of these groups. ... American literacy realism was almost unknown until Davis's literature. ... Rebecca Harding Davis and American Realism. ... Journal of American Literature 49 (1977-78): 70-85. ...

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Among the 34 states in January 1861, seven Southern slave states individually declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America. ... Subsequent writers on the American Civil War looked to several factors explaining the geographic divide, including sectionalism, protectionism, and state's rights. ... These four doctrines comprised the major ideologies presented to the American public on the matters of slavery, the territories, and the U.S. ... In the world of 19th century self-made Americans, growing in prosperity, population and expanding westwa...

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There are many movies made illustrating many different aspects of American wars, good and bad. The American Revolution was mainly a political movement; however there were some social and economic factors. ... The Americans, on the other hand, felt that they had rights and they did not particularly care for the ranks and hierarchies from their native England (Conroy). ... America was no longer a truly British nation, so they decided to break away. ... The American Civil war was also a necessary evil. ...

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