The Civil War is an important piece of American history. It is when the North and South split and fought against each other. The three most important causes of the Civil War in my opinion are Uncle Tom’s Cabin, the issue of slavery in territories, and the Northerners hating the fugitive slave law. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is one of the most important causes of the Civil War. Uncle Tom’s cabin was a book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
The Civil War was a fight to defend a way of life. The issue of uniting was fundamental to the survival of American democracy. The two different opinions on how the Union should be governed shaped America in a way that would have great effect on the states, this brought about Sectionalism between the North and South. The major reason of the conflict between the North and South were their different views on slavery and the treatment of the African Americans during the Mid-19th Century. This wasn’t the only trigger to cause the Civil War another encountering component of this war was the economic, social and political differences between the North and South.
How Critical The Civil War Was To Our Nation By Chris Edwards What is a defining moment? It is when something or someone is truly tested, the critical point in their lives. Abraham Lincoln said, ”Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure.” The Civil War is a defining moment because all of American history had been leading up to that war and it decided the fate of our nation. The causes of the Civil War can be traced back through all of American history. This means that since we set foot in America, history had been building up to that moment.
They fought each other to take control of slavery in America. After half of the Civil War had passed, President Lincoln had a significant speech in Gettysburg. It created people’s trust in Lincoln and motivated people fighting for anti-slavery. The president also mentioned that the United States passed through many obstacles to become a huge country, and he ensured that the Civil War was a test that would show that this nation can be long enduring. In my opinion, the Gettysburg Address is such a great speech because of its power opening, brevity, and a perusable ending.
Ever since America worked under the Constitution, compromise was a sufficient way to keep the unity of the states together. However, it was the increasing tensions surrounding slavery that eventually led to the fallout of compromise in 1860. Between 1820 and 1860, there were several attempts to make political compromises, but these ultimately failed. Attempts at compromise only postponed the issues at hand and resulted in even bigger disputes between the North and the South, which led to the Civil War. Due to conflicts relating to slavery and discrimination, disagreements were hard to settle.
His speech, given in 1858, stated that, a divided house cannot stand and visualized that America can not endure a “half-slave and half-free.” This clearly showed that he was a moderate and was therefore not up to task, in the views of the southerners, to be able to tackle the abolitionist they perceived as a threat. He countered this by stating he will uphold the doctrine of states right. Most southerners distrusted him.. His victory in the election led to the secession of eleven southern states from the union leading to the formation of the Confederate States of America with Jefferson Davis as its president. This was viewed by
The war was due to a culmination of events ranging from the institution of slavery, its implications on society, and the economic impact slavery was having on society. The American Civil War was also due to an uneasy alliance between the Northern and Southern congressman that after many decades of compromise and conciliation, their bipartisanship failed and in their views there could be no more compromise. Arguably the North and South both believed that they were fighting a war against political oppression and the condemnation of a way of life, the North believed they were fighting for free economic expansion and later the emancipation of a people, while the South believed they were fighting for their own rights and way of life. The American Civil War was more than a war about slavery, and the extension of slavery; it was a war of states’ rights over federal, it was also a technological push for industrialization over the continuing agricultural mode of living. The war did not erupt in 1820 because a compromise was reached.
How Strong was the Effect of the Gettysburg Address? The Civil War was known as the war that caused many problems to the United States of America. The North and South were divided in two. Slavery, owning land, and money caused them to separate. The North army was the Union (led by General Ulysses S. Grant) and the south was the Confederates (General Robert E. Lee).
An American Iliad: The Story of the Civil War The book An American Iliad, written by Charles P. Roland, gives a comprehensive overview of the Civil War as well as its origins and the positions held by the North and South on social, political, cultural and economic issues. More specifically, how the issue of slavery helped further divide the North and South. Throughout the book, Roland focuses on the military action of both the Confederacy and the Union during the Civil War. Roland also emphasizes the differences between the military and political figures, how both sides established significant ingenuity, and their profound determination to win the war. In this paper, I will discuss how Roland describes a nation at war with itself, why the American Civil War was the first modern war, the most significant battles, military leadership, and the resulting national ideals that emerged from the war.
Why did the South lose the civil war? The American civil war began in 1861 with a victory for the North. Over the four years the war lasted families were divided and over half a millions people died. There are a number of reasons to why the South lost the civil war and why the North won. The South had a much smaller army and navy which was a significant factor to why the North won.