Slavery was the catalyst for the Civil War because other issues like sectional tensions and arguments over political power were based on the expansion of slavery. The south relied on slavery while the north relied on industrialization. ... This was pre-existing tension between the North and South because the north had more political power than the south since their representatives were the reason the Force Bill was passed. This bill showed the imbalanced amount of power in the government between the north and south, the north got favorited since the national government was basically making the...

• Word Count: 559
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

If there were ever to be an amendment on abolishing slavery, the South would be left in chaos. ... This allowed them to have more advanced weapons compared to the South, who were forced to use the old weapons from the Revolutionary War. ... Diplomatically the North dominated. At the time of the Pre-Civil War, most counties abolished slavery and were against it. ... Therefore all these advantages show that the North had a better chance in winning the Civil War....

• Word Count: 734
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

This can be clearly seen during the time of the Civil War. ... The document that has the excerpt from "Plain Words for the North" tells of how the creators of the Constitution were wise in not directly saying anything about the slavery issue. ... Pres. ... Many of the religious leaders of the North believe that slavery is a very sinful practice. ... Had the Constitution said anything about slavery there might not have been a Civil War. ...

• Word Count: 495
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout his book Foner continues a clear stance on the Civil War and shortcomings on the Reconstruction while answering questions reasonably in the book, making his book resourceful and great for academia. ... The success of the Republican Party came with their stance on slavery; they opposed the expansion of slavery and called upon congress to make changes to eventually prevent slaveries expansion and extension of life. ... During the end of the Civil War, the North and specifically the Republicans in office had the large task of reconstructing the rebellious confederate states and re-buil...

• Word Count: 1202
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Lincoln thought if he did free slaves he could dived the north. ... On September, 22, 1862 Lincoln gave a pre-copy of the proclamation. ... The former slaves helped the north win the war. The Exanimation Proclamation made the war a fight against slavery. ... More than 4 million slaves were owned by whites at the outset of the Civil War. ...

• Word Count: 391
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

She was born into slavery on a plantation in Dorchester county, Md. ... When the Civil War began, Harriet Tubman was attached to the Union Army in South Carolina, serving as a cook, nurse, scout for raiding parties, and spy behind Confederate lines. ... he term Underground Railroad arose as a colloquialism during America's pre-Civil War decades; it referred to secret, organized efforts by northerners to help escaped slaves find safe shelter in the free states or Canada. ... Born to slave parents, she escaped (c.1849) to freedom by following the north star. ... When the Civil War began...

• Word Count: 667
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Andrew Johnson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1808. ... Everyone loved him and called him a true patriot who risked everything just to stand with the Union in the Civil war. ... Johnson defended slavery. ... Johnson's decision to support the return of the pre-war social and economic system except for slavery cut short any hope for a redistribution of land to the freed-people or a more far-reaching reform program in the South. ... Johnson's decision to support the return of the pre-war social and economic system except for slavery cut short any hope for a redistribution of...

• Word Count: 1062
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Slavery was a major issue in the United States during the pre civil war and civil war eras. ... They did helped with the production of cash crops in the south, then the north made goods with what the south produced in their factories. ... A five star general is thought to have a higher social status than a civil service worker. ... There are arguments that slavery was immoral, and that slavery was moral. As always, I have seen slavery immoral. ...

• Word Count: 1021
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

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). ... Between 1865 and 1877 blacks were freed from slavery and granted political equality. The whites regained control of Southern government, but the nation had shifted from the pre-war South to the industrial economy of the North. ...

• Word Count: 1184
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography

Northup found freedom and happiness with his family after suffering as a slave during the pre-Civil War era in the Deep South (US Narrative 245). ... Urban slaves were needed for the industries of the North such as commerce and manufacturing. ... Northup wrote this narrative to provide an accurate account of what slavery was really like. ... This book was sad yet inspirational and offered a whole new view on slavery that is not common. It explored different avenues of slavery and was easy to understand in most parts. ...

• Word Count: 900
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School