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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• Approx Pages: 30
• Grade Level: High School

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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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. ... These four doctrines comprised the major ideologies presented to the American public on the matters of slavery, the territories, and the U.S. ... These states agreed to form a new federal government, the Confederate States of America, on February 4, 1861. ...

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This is just a small example of the doubt and hatred that was bestowed on the African American soldiers. ... The cause of the Civil War was tension between the North and the South. ... However, industry and commerce were centered in the North. ... When the Civil War began, about 22 million people lived in the North. ... The north began to use black soldiers in 1863. ...

• Word Count: 4026
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

The same passion that built the United States of America ended up ripping it apart. ... These three days would end up changing the United States of America forever. Two years after the start of the Civil War, the Confederate army were invading the north. ... Lee's plan was to shift the fighting out of the south and bring it into the north. ... Lee's army had just won a string of victories across the south, so they were invading the north at the peak of their strength. ...

• Word Count: 3169
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Many African Americans feel strongly that the invention of the cotton gin prolonged the abuses of slavery. ... By 1800 or so, however, African American slavery was once again a thriving institution, especially in the Southern United States. ... African American slaves supplied this labor. ... There began to appear a rift between North and South. ... Whitney's cotton gin, and its ripple effect was having a major impact on the events in the American South. ...

• Word Count: 2677
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

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. ... Also there are those who believe that certainly Lincoln took this step with its military applications in mind, but also was making an attempt to put an end to an evil institution ...

• Word Count: 5422
• Approx Pages: 22
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The movie begins with a brief background of Robert Shaw. This movie is based on the letters that this twenty three year old Boston abolitionist wrote to his parents during the war against the states. As this paragraph is being displayed, there are trumpets in the background signifying that the movie...

• Word Count: 10902
• Approx Pages: 44
• Grade Level: High School