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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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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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 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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Out of three causes, the first principal cause of the American Civil War was the Compromise of 1850. ... His assault started in summer of 1859, and unluckily, he could only recruited less than 25 men and even five of them were African Americans. ... The North decided to not condemn the raid, and this shocked the South. ... The Battle of Gettysburg was Lee's second attempt to invade the North. ... His attempted to invade the North because most of the battle in the Civil War was fought in the South and it was time to be more offensive to the North. ...

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The Civil War The American civil War is sometimes called the War Between the States. It the most memeriable war in American history, 3 million fought - 600,000 died. It was the only war fought on American soil by Americans, and for that reason we have always been fascinated with The Civil War. ... But by the 1830s the market revolution had tied Northeastern factories and Northwestern farms into a roughly unified, commercialized North. ... An antislavery Republican Party became dominant in the North and elected Abraham Lincoln president in 1860. ...

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Nevertheless, the American Civil War was rightfully named, and was indeed a civil war. ... Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, and Tennessee all stated that they were no longer part of the Union, and proclaimed themselves to be the Confederate States of America. ... The south also feared that Lincoln would propose a law to abolish slavery, and the North would have more representation than them due to a higher population. ... Despite the fact that the American Civil War was a war within one country, other people strongly disagree. ... ...

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The north won the civil war for many reasons.There are many factors that lead to the north's victory.I will begin by mentioning the compromise of 1850.After Lincoln won the election, himself and Black Republican Allies pressured the states of Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and Delaware to remain in the union.Crittenden's compromise restored the Missouri compromise line of 36/30 to California and guaranteed the national gov. would not bother with slave states that already existed.Anything north of this line was unconstitional.The territory was divided into the Nebra...

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When the issue of slavery came up, the North had a completely different opinion than the South. ... C) William Lloyd Garrison said that all the slaves in the United States had no protection from the government and that it was not right for them to be crushed under the American Union. He felt that the Northern motto was "No Union with Slaveholders" and that the North should separate from slaveholders. ... E) An anonymous Georgian wrote in an American Whig review that when there is a government that is governing many people with different interests, the one thing that they should depend on i...

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Could The American Civil War Have Been Avoided? ... The Civil War became an inevitable chapter in our American history, and apart of our American heritage. For more than 30 years arguments between the North and South had been growing. ... The purpose of the law was to encourage the South to buy the North's products. ... Some Southern States wanted to break away from the United States of America and govern themselves. ...

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Did you know, America's bloodiest battle fought on American soil, was the Civil War? ... In the South their belief was African-Americans were property. ... Americans in the early nation agreed that slavery was legal south of the Ohio River and illegal north of the Ohio River. ... The Missouri Compromise really angered the North, contributing to the Civil War. ... With the North's victory, their thoughts and ideas took over all throughout the nation. ...

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The north did however help the people affected by this famine. ... This forced the British to import vast amounts of grain and other sources of food from the north basically putting the fate of Britain in the norths hands. ... This basically left Britain in a lose lose situation and the north in a win win situation. One could compare the north to that of a big brother to the British because now the north has control over the British, mainly for resources, just like how a big brother has control over his little brother. All in all, the souths plan to con the north into thinking that they were n...

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The North and South had many disagreements which caused the Civil War. ... They were bothered that Congress allowed African Americans to vote but not women. ... The South would have to Guarantee Black Americans full rights as citizens and the right to vote. ... Even though the South was punished by the North, the North was delighted and proud that they accomplish their goal in uniting the Union together. ... Together in a Union, the South's advantages makes up for the North's disadvantages and the North's advantages makes up for the South's disadvantages. ...

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The American civil war began in 1861 with a victory for the North. ... The north was considered to be a powerhouse compared to the south due to the fact that the south only had a population of 9 million, whereas the north had 22 million at their disposal. ... Resources were thriving in the north, and in the south they were very scarce and I guess this is why the north won. The north had a ton of factories that supplied the union army. ... Overall the North's advantage over the South was too great. ...

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