When the Civil War began, neither the Union nor the Confederacy was prepared for the level of destruction that warfare would bring. ... Tripler, became the prominent ambulance used in the Civil War. ... Sanitation Disease had always been the foremost enemy of armies at war. Deplorable sanitation and rising rates of diseases throughout the Civil War, demanded immediate attention. An estimated 620,000 men died during the Civil War. ...

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Write and essay explaining the impact of the civil war on structure and function of TX. ... Wars are considered to be ultimate events on history that mold, affect, and create the formula to be followed in a government. ... An excellent example of the changes occurred in Texas after the Civil War. Before the Civil War, Texas was part of the Union and then was part of the Confederate Union. ... Most importantly it influences us at local and state levels because the effects are still seen today in Texas Government. ...

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The era of 1800 is marked as a turning point in The US history as many important events took place in that time. ... Second topic that we discuss is the American Civil war which played the all-important role in the consciousness and political awakening. ... So we can say that the civil war brought important changes in the structure of the country and changed the perspective of the people about certain things. ... This is also important to note that both parties played important role in that transition[ CITATION Edw65 l 1033 ]. ... The political strengthening of the country was also a major eve...

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One of the largest and most important political movements at the time was the push for women's rights. ... One of the most significant diplomatic events tied to these topics was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. ... The final major event of any diplomatic relations in this era was the Spanish-American War. ... The Spanish-American War is more a result of the Philippine Revolution and the Cuban War of Independence. ... An unexpected yet extremely important part of the post-Civil War transformation was the environmental changes with which the country was presented. ...

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In Maryland, vanity license plates bearing small Confederate flags caused problems for the Sons of Confederate Veterans, while University of Mississippi students had a tradition of waving the Confederate flag at sporting events. ... These speeches and letters were important in providing extra ordinary insight as to why secession would occur in the South. ... When Stephen Hale wrote letters to Kentucky's governor, he stressed that Northerners have done nothing but attack the South, and Lincoln's election was the final blow and a call for war. ... By using the threats of racial equali...

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Once the U.S. annexed Texas, Mexico declared war on the United States, and Kearny's Army was sent out with the orders to occupy Mexican territories. ... " While fulfilling America's "destiny", the newly acquired territories caused many disputes, which ultimately contributed to setting the stage for the Civil War. ... Each chapter was intriguing and always involved some excitement or important historical event that took place. Groom's bias/prejudice was that he told the stories and events from an American pro-manifest destiny view. ... While Groom may have been b...

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This event set the stage for a profound decision on Dunmore's part. ... He felt that if they continued to denounce the Proclamation, there would be no way to win the war. ... Several Southern states even approved the death penalty for recaptured slaves, but nothing could stop the Black contributions to the British war effort. General Washington wrote Colonel Henry Lee on December 20, 1775 saying that they had to use the slaves and arm them as quickly as possible in order to win the war. ... Lord Dunmore's Proclamation was the first mass emancipation of slaves in American history,...

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On the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg occurred the most important event in the unification of the United States. ... The culminating event of the fateful battle was Pickett's Charge, with which Lee had intended to end the war. ... The little skirmishes that directly preceded the start of the war were far less important than the inability of the two sides to agree as one nation on the issue of slavery. ... The battle was important as well for the Union to stop Lee from gaining an important foothold in Union territory. ... That push became known as Pickett's Charge, the fie...

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Reconstruction in the context of American history refers to the time period after the Civil War, specifically from 1865 to 1877, in which the United States began to rebuild from the pandemonium and chaotic aftermath of the Civil War. ... However, nothing comes as important as the country itself. ... The first and most important goal of Reconstruction was to hold the nation together, and it did success. ... For such an important event in the American history like Reconstruction, it always has its own pros and cons. ... All of those policies were essential for the United States to become one po...

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Some historians say that Civil War happened because of the issue of slavery and others think it happened because the events outlined by James Mcapherson in his article "Who Freed the Slaves?" ... I think that without Lincoln's help, it would have taken a lot longer for slaves to become free and if the South would have won the war, maybe not even for many decades, if ever. ... James Mcapherson also wrote about who freed slaves : "The clear answer is the war. ... Another important thing that Lincoln did was not to let South to expand slavery to the free territories. ... He points o...

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After the war, the South was left in a state of complete turmoil. ... More importantly, the South, for the first time ever, was without an easy profit economy based on slavery. ... By vetoing them, the president marked his alienation from Congress and set off a chain of events leading towards failure. ... Most importantly, however, was that blacks were undeniably freed. ... Tilden, "We have just emerged from one civil war, and it will not do to engage in another civil war it would end in the destruction of free government." ...

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From the early years of the century until the Civil War, policy debates centered on extending our North American borders. ... The purchase of the Louisiana Territory, for instance, raised important constitutional issues concerning the legality of land purchase. ... Regardless of the historical event, an underlying belief in manifest destiny, our nation's fate and duty to settle our North American lands coast to coast, underscored each territorial acquisition. ... For the sake of expansionism, the Americans risked their lives and their safety in wars. ... Americans took note of these e...

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Understanding that these general terms relate directly and indirectly with one another allows for accurate hypotheses to be made about historical events and periods. ... After the fall of the South in the war, the American economy boomed for several reasons. ... Finally Reconstruction followed the war initiated President Lincoln's emancipation proclamation. ... As the two parties began to form elections voting became much more important. ... In conclusion, using the example of the Klu Klux Klan will allow all four of the corner stones to be indirectly connected showing how these categ...

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In all Abe Lincoln did not have a very easy time growing up facing multiple tragic events but this shaped the man and leader he would grow up to be. ... Lincoln demonstrated one of the traits that made him such a good leader early on when he decided not to attack the confederacy and declare war but stated that they would would not be the first to act if war was imminent. Lincoln saw no right for the states breaking away but did not want a war, "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. ... Some of the volunteer troops he called for w...

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Influential historical events for each minority group will be highlighted along with the efforts of each group to try and attain equality with the white majority. ... Influential historical events for each minority group will be highlighted along with the efforts of each group to try and attain equality with the white majority. ... Many African Americans remained enslaved in American up until the Civil war and the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. ... Celebrating births and changing of seasons, mourning the loss of tribal members, to preparing for battle, music was an import...

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When discussing Brown's character, Thoreau cites a statement, substantiated by his own conversations with Brown, that read that "he permitted no profanity; no man of loose morals was suffered to remain there, unless, indeed, as a prisoner of war. ... " He describes Brown as he hangs from the gallows, using the execution scene as a symbol for the events as a whole. ... The author is arguing that the death of Brown is something that cannot be understated or ignored; in effect, this marks the beginning of the war. Melville enumerates that idea through the title of the poem, and his...

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This was important for slave owners" safety since slaves had revolted and run away to join the British during the Revolution. ... It consequently laid the foundation for events leading up to Civil War between Northern and Southern States. ...

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Therefore, they sought to secure their own independence from England, and in this process, establish the institutions of civil government so that its consent of the governed would establish their rights.8 Keeping the Union intact was more important to Lincoln than ending slavery. ... Slavery was wrong and had to be done away with, but it had to take time so there would not be a race war. ...

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The Missouri discussions held 1819-1821 functioned as an important turn in the United States' major disagreement over slavery. The arguments held over tightening the grasp of slavery in the new state was the outcome of previous debates and the start of unwanted events. ... Slavery itself noticeably stretched its finger into the Mid-Atlantic's free states in the post-war ages. ... " This abrupt situation is important to understanding why a disagreement detonated about Missouri during 1819-1821, not to the identical mark over earlier developments of slave territory and admittance ...

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The motivation for passing the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 and the formation of the Joint Select Committee, began with events that took place in the United States at the end of the eighteen sixty-three Civil War. ... The Ku Klux Klan set out the primary targets of their terrorism as being "any blacks [that] challenged white supremacy by daring to vote, teach, or acquire land, and carpetbaggers, white Northerners who came to the South after the war to seek their fortunes or to assume office in the Reconstruction state governments. ... Ultimately the result of the testimonies gathered by the Joint ...

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