The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. ... Then began the Reconstruction and the processes of restoring national unity and guaranteeing civil rights to the freed slaves. ... The slave-holding interests in the South denounced this strategy as infringing upon their Constitutional rights. ... Subsequent writers on the American Civil War looked to several factors explaining the geographic divide, including sectionali...

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Causes of the Civil War Was slavery the only cause of the Civil War? ... Many historians say that slavery was the main issue of the Civil War. ... "Approximately 620,000 soldiers died during the Civil War. ... Abolitionists in the north began a movement to end it. ... This attitude was considered music to the Souths ears since they wanted state rights anyway. ...

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The Abolition movement happened in the 1800's to end slavery. ... After the Civil War began in 1861, abolitionists rallied to the Union cause. ... He devoted his life to the abolition of slavery and the fight for black rights. 3. ... Among her most memorable appearances was at an 1851 women's rights conference in Akron, Ohio: in her famous "Ain't I a woman?" ... Women in the Abolition movement Women played a strong role in the abolitionist movement, often breaking new ground for women as well as for blacks. ...

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The abolition of slavery and the fight for equal rights was the subject of all of his speeches, debates and interviews. He founded an antislavery newspaper, wrote several autobiographical books, and helped recruit African Americans for the Union army during the Civil War. ... Ruggles was deeply committed to the abolition movement, and kindly fetched a reverend to marry Douglass to his true love, Anna Murray. ...

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The Emancipation Proclamation: A look at emancipation and the motives behind it Table of Contents Cover Page 1 Contents ... .2 Preface ..3 Introduction ..4 Main Text .4 Conclusion . 14 Appendix ....16 Bibliography ...20 Preface When I first selected a topic I had planned a compare and contrast paper looking at the Governments of the North and South during the Civil War. ... I particularly want to draw readers" attention to an excellent source for this study, Abraham Lincoln, Constitutionalism, and Equal Rights in the Civil War Era. ... President Linc...

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