The most recognizable conflict was in the North. ... As this nation was split into the North, South, and West. ... The North was industrialized. ... However, the South supported slavery while the North did not and this created tensions of sectionalism that overpowered the national forces attempting to unite America. ... The United States of America was affected by the push for equality which showed that the people of America were not on the same page. ...

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While the Civil War was a triumph for American prosperity as well, referring to it as the 2nd American Revolution does not equally fit. ... Northern politics forced the South to buy their manufactured goods, which aided the north, but proved to be a detriment to the south. ... The output of southern industry in proportion to that of the North was cut in half by the war; the value of southern agricultural land in relation to that of the North was cut by three-fourths." ... But even with slavery gone, racism persisted in the South, and even in the North. ... If Americans exited the Civil war ...

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"At the root of all the war was the institution of slavery, which had been introduced into North America in early colonial times," says James F. ... There were many arguments between the North on the South about slavery and about ending it. ... After Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860, eleven states left the Union and proclaimed themselves an independent nation, the Confederate States of America: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. The American Civil War had begun. ... "At the root of all the w...

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One section was the North--23 Northern and Western states that supported the federal government. ... At the beginning the North fought only to preserve the Union. ... In both wars, Americans did fight fellow Americans; in the case of the American Revolutionary War, Patriots fought Loyalists (as well as the British); in the case of the American Civil War, Americans from the North fought Americans from the South. ... Families were split between the North and South. ... Grain from the North was becoming big business due to McCormick's mechanical reaper. ...

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The United States of America has undergone a lot of changes over the years. ... The first event to be discussed is the civil war, more known in the history books as The American Civil War, a war in the 1860s that was to determine whether the survival of the union; known as the North, or the independence for the confederacy, which was the south. ... In the past, south had millions of black slaves put to hard labor, unlike the North, where slavery was illegal. ... The north had been positively affected by the fall of the south. ... As I pointed out earlier, slavery in the north was forbidden, an...

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Soon after the election of Abraham Lincoln, the secession of the southern states, and the fall of Fort Sumter, the Union and the Confederate states were preparing to fight what would become the bloodiest war in American history. ... Overall, the North defeats the South in every possible way. ... This served as a huge advantage to the North. ... Diplomatically the North dominated. ... Overall, the North had defeated the South diplomatically as well. ...

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Slavery indeed would help even further boost America's new found economy until the American Revolution. ... Unlike how the American Revolution affected America's economy, America's economy throughout the Union in the North played a great hand in helping them defeat the Confederacy of the South. ... This shows a distinct difference, as the North had the same amount of factories as the South had laborers, along with over nine times as many workers than the South had; a clear advantage in the North. ... The South depended on exporting their cotton to the North and Europe, howe...

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These advantages and strengths helped the north overpower the south and win the most deadly battle of America's history at that time. The North had so many advantages over the south. ... The North produced 97% of all firer arms in America, and 96% of the nation's railroad equipment. ... If the Confederacy won this war, who knows what it might be like today in the great United States of America. The Civil War showed the people of America that slavery was immoral and that war is very deadly. ...

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The largest American armies ever forged would be the Union and Confederate forces totaling nearly 3 million people. ... In 1862 the Confederacy was losing men at an astonishing rate and enacted the first conscription law in American history. ... A major issue in both the North and South was financing. ... The South formed a 15 million dollar bond and the North generated a 150 million dollar bond. ... Despite civil unrest among northern society and outrage at the first income tax in American history the American people stood proud and were able to preserve the Union that still stands today. ...

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There simply cannot have been to countries within America with different lifestyles. ... The north felt a sense of anger against the south to rely on slaves. ... In conclusion, the Union and Confederacy held different dogmas in America. Each faction thought its methods to be the best for America. ... At the price of some 600,000 fatalities more than all American wars combined, the Civil War finally came to a halt. ...

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The North wanted to ensure that western land would be settled by free white labor, and not by black slave labor. ... They became two nations: The United States of America (known as the Union and the North) and The Confederate States of America (known as the South or Rebels). Yet from 1863 forward, the North had fought and won a war in defense of free labor, which they insisted the South adopt. ... Even though the North was victorious, the freedmen celebration was short lived. ... Once the North reached their goal of stopping the South from expanding slavery west and bringing the South back int...

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Although it wasn't until the 1860's that national unity had been split between North and South, national unity started to fade as the United States was expanding in the early 1800's. ... Document C is starting to explain some of the tension between the North and South with the Nullification Crisis where South Carolina nullified the Tariffs the Government put on the states. ... Southerners' resentment is growing exponentially towards the North and the government to the point in Document K where James Hammond writes about how the Southern states can hold their own without th...

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According to Perman the major difficulty for the North in reconstructing America was the resentment of the South towards the North and their uncooperative behavior in the Reconstruction policies. ... Perman discusses the role of African American in Reconstruction and says that one of the biggest challenges for the North was to provide educational facilities to the black population. ... Perman says that the federal government in the North knew that without educating the African American they cannot achieve the total emancipation of the slaves and the Reconstruction of the South, as the Southern...

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In addition, the North wanted to develop a tariff. ... The time of reformation swept over the North and West. ... Education changed in the North. ... On February 4 delegates from all these states met in Montgomery, Alabama where they drafted a constitution for the Confederate States of America. This outraged the North and which led to the Civil War. ...

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In addition, the North wanted to develop a tariff. ... The time of reformation swept over the North and West. ... Education changed in the North. ... On February 4 delegates from all these states met in Montgomery, Alabama where they drafted a constitution for the Confederate States of America. This outraged the North and which led to the Civil War. ...

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It politically affected both the North and the South. ... The North was clearly dominated by the Republican Party with the exception of Johnson when Lincoln was assassinated. ... When the bloodiest war in American history came to a close, roughly 620,000 were dead. ... However from the Northern point of view it was ideal because they maintained control over the South and would eventually be able to pass the 13th amendment for African American freedom, the 14th amendment for African American citizenship, and the 15th amendment for African American voting rights. ... All in all a lot was learned...

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The American Civil War was a milestone in the history of not only the United States, but the world as well. ... The North in general wanted to keep the Union intact. ... Through the bloodiest battles in American history, the goals of the Northern and Southern counterparts were either achieved or failed. The goals of the North (a.k.a. ... These bloody battles murdered more Americans than in any war in U.S. history. ...

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When the war started the confederate states over powered the north almost with continuous winning, the north struggled in the beginning due to the inexperienced volunteers and soldiers, but soon the battle of Gettysburg was a tremendous turning point victory to Lincoln. ... Although the confederate army started to weaken, while the day of the war went by the north achieved a tremendous winnings that forced southern generals to surrender to the north. ... The south kept its word by keeping loyal to the north without any further rebilling. ... Abraham Lincoln should be a role model to eve...

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The states that remained loyal and did not declare secession were known as the Union or the North. ... Slavery was illegal in the North. ... Sectionalism Sectionalism refers to the different economies, social structure, customs and political values of the North and South. Pamphleteers North and South rarely mentioned the tariff, and when some did, for instance, Matthew Fontaine Maury and John Lothrop Motley, they were writing for a foreign audience. ... In December 1860, the Crittenden Compromise was proposed to re-establish the Missouri Compromise line by constitutionally banning slavery...

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The American Civil War I. ... Never before and not since have so many Americans died in battle. The American Civil War was truly tragic in terms of human life. ... For 32 days no news of him reached the North. ... Sherman began the move north in mid-January of 1865. ...

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The American Civil War I. ... Never before and not since have so many Americans died in battle. The American Civil War was truly tragic in terms of human life. ... For 32 days no news of him reached the North. ... Sherman began the move north in mid-January of 1865. ...

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The Civil War was a military conflict between the United States of America, the Union and the Confederate States of America, the Confederacy. ... The period from 1820-1860 is known as a divisive, tensed era in American History. ... Seven states of the lower South had formed themselves into the Confederate States of America. ... This act had caused tension between the North and the South before the Civil War. ... This decision had boosted Republican prospects in the North. ...

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When Americans didn't agree on things, the outcome was always violent, and the altercation was the Civil War. ... Documents A and B both show the areas of the union and how there was an unequal balance of economical systems in the north and south. In the year 1860, it can be seen that the North had way more railroads than the south, showing the importance of trade in the North rather than the South. ... The North wanted to advance and form a thriving country without the use of slavery, separating themselves from the South. ... Douglass said, in document G, "What, to the American sla...

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Failure to live by the statement, "All men are created equal," and honor the inalienable rights of people following the American Revolution, is not the main precursor that doomed the United States to a Civil War. ... The Federalists in the North, wanted a strong central government and chose to take a loose interpretation of the Constitution. ... Quarrels between the two parties continued, until eventually 11 states made a resolution, and finally disaffiliated from the United States in 1860-1861, and formed the Confederate States of America. ... The North was proceeding to become more...

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Most Americans today do not realize that the constitution that our country is run by today was not the first constitution written. ... The institution of slavery had been introduced into America in the Colonial times. ... Slavery was still a big part of all Americans lives. ... Abolitionists in the north began a movement to end it. ... So the norths economy depended on more trade than farming. ...

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