The Confederates assumed that European countries were so dependent on "King Cotton" that they would intervene; none did, and none recognized the new Confederate States of America. ... Previous regional independence movements such as the Greek revolt in the Ottoman Empire, division, and division in the Latin American political map, and the British-French Crimean triumph leading to an interest in redrawing Europe along cultural differences, all conspired to make for a time of upheaval and uncertainty by the nation-state. ...

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The Confederates assumed that European countries were so dependent on "King Cotton" that they would intervene; none did, and none recognized the new Confederate States of America. ... Previous regional independence movements such as the Greek revolt in the Ottoman Empire, division, and division in the Latin American political map, and the British-French Crimean triumph leading to an interest in redrawing Europe along cultural differences, all conspired to make for a time of upheaval and uncertainty about the basis of the nation-state. ...

• Word Count: 7511
• Approx Pages: 30
• Grade Level: High School

According to historian, Gene Dattel, Slave-produced cotton brought commercial ascendancy to New York City, cotton was the driving force for territorial expansion in the South and fostered trade between Europe and the United States. ... Although both economies started as mostly agricultural, the North, unlike the South, began developing industry and commerce. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Although the Native Americans valued their land, their perspectives differed greatly from the European colonists. ... "Unlike the North, where slavery was increasingly marginal, the South developed as a true slave society, where slavery was the main bedrock of the economy" (Kolchin, 29). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Introduction Many events of the 18th century impacted the abolition of Slavery. In the 1800's there were radical changes to the slave trade and North American slave holdings. In the U.S. movements were forming to stop the holding and trade of slaves. It first started in the United States when Christian abolitionists spoke out against slavery, saying that it wasn't right to keep slaves in a country founded on the basis of freedom. Anti-Slavery movements and abolition movements from great abolitionist helped to end slavery in the United States. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Is War Necessary? There are many reasons why a country or several countries could go to war. Some of these reasons are just, however many of them are not. There are many movies made illustrating many different aspects of American wars, good and bad. The American Revolution was mainly a political movement; however there were some social and economic factors. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School