The Civil War The American civil War is sometimes called the War Between the States. ... It was the only war fought on American soil by Americans, and for that reason we have always been fascinated with The Civil War. ... The Union refused to let them go, and the Civil War began. ... Southern states, including the 11 states that formed the Confederacy, depended on slavery to support their economy. ... The main debate between the North and the South on the eve of the war was whether slavery should be permitted in the Western territories recently acquired during the Mexican War (1...

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With the Civil War over, there was another war to be fought. ... The consequences of the Civil War intensely affected primarily the economy of agriculture and transportation in the United States. The Civil War was a defensive war for the south. ... In contrast, transportation after the Civil War also weakened the economy. ... Millions of American lives were destroyed during and after the Civil War. ...

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Although it was not easy, Lincoln led the Union to victory in the Civil War while ending slavery. In fact, President Lincoln knew that his rise to presidency would cause even more tension in the south and this, in turn, caused Civil War to break out. ... During his inauguration speech Lincoln wanted to reassure the South that he had no intentions of interfering with the already existing slavery. ... Although Lincoln tried to prevent disunion by any means necessary, his attempts at trying to salvage what he could failed miserably and within the first months of his term, the divided nation was ...

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When the American Civil War began, President Lincoln was not prepared to be commander in chief. ... During the war's early stages, anti-slavery Republicans grew more demanding. ... The Civil War was by far the deadliest war in American history. ... The result of the Civil War left many in the South bitter toward the integration of African Americans into society. ... Polk, Lincoln, and Reagan were presidents during a war. ...

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The era of Reconstruction was characterized by the attempt to restore the Union after the Civil War. ... After the Union won the Civil War in 1865, it was their job to begin the reconstruction of the Unites States. The Reconstruction Era started at the end of the Civil War in 1865 and ended in1877 (Reconstruction). ... The whites regained control of Southern government, but the nation had shifted from the pre-war South to the industrial economy of the North. During reconstruction, blacks were very much discriminated. ...

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Retired from the army after this war in 1854, he went bankrupt. ... Grant clearly had a military education that helped him to be successful as a person during war times but he understood that as a civilian he was not that successful. Instead of seeing the Civil war as a catastrophe, he saw it as the opportunity of his life, and rose as the military leader that the country needed for that specific difficult era in the United States history. ... Grant accepted General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, The war was over. ... S. economy to be a world leader coming back from the destructi...

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I feel particular concern in her welfare, for within her borders are nearly all of my relations, (save for you and my aunt and uncle, and being in Boston, surely you do not understand the pressure we southerners feel to contribute to the economy). ... It was during this time that the secession movement began, and Lee had to evaluate his position as a Whig devoted to the Union and as a Virginian. ... To recall briefly Richmond's history prior to the Civil War: Captain John Smith first landed here in 1607 at the falls of the James River. ...

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Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), known as "Honest Abe" and "The Great Emancipator" is regarded by many to be America's greatest president because of his powerful leadership during the civil war and the impact of that leadership on the moral and political character of the nation. He used his role as president to uphold the Constitution, but also to preserve, protect, and defend it during a war which, he in essence started. As well as being credited with winning the most important war in America's history, he is also considered to have abolished the institution of slavery and set in m...

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Before this happened in 1865, the nation was faced with three different issues after the civil war. ... During the process of Reconstruction, the nation faced social issues on how to handle the now freed African Americans. ... Civil War (1861-65). While "some 4 million slaves gained their freedom as a result of the Union victory in the war, which left many communities in ruins and destroyed the South's plantation-based economy" (Freedmen's Bureau). ... By observing the events that occurred during the Reconstruction of 1865, one can come to the conclusion that the Reconstruc...

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