Like the naissance fathers, the Confederacy felt oppressed with the majority of power belonging to a powerful elitist group, especially in the political realm. With power also comes influence, so the South simply disagreed with the North's attitude towards them. ... If the new states chosen to remain slave free then the balance of power would favor the North in terms of state representatives in the Senate. ... To show how much the south disliked and loathed their neighbors, they proposed to secede for good if a republican assumes the 1860 presidential election. ... The north, as I have no...

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Introduction The American Civi War was inevitable. Though efforts had been made by those from the northern states to stop it, the majority of southerners were adamant that war was a necessary means to an end. Though northerners didn't want to go to war, they couldn't do anything but retaliate after ...

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In addition the city's strategic value, the battlefield outcome also would directly influence the result of the upcoming presidential election between incumbent Abraham Lincoln and his democratic opponent General George B. ... Due to the candidates' conflicting views on whether to continue fighting or settle for peace, the victor contained the power to decide the conclusion of the Civil War. ... This political calculation that transferred military command led to eventual loss in Atlanta that enabled Lincoln to win the Presidential Election, which ultimately decided the war's con...

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