The Legacy of Lincoln's Leadership It would be hard to imagine that Abraham Lincoln could have foreseen the greatness of his life or the tragedy of his death in his meager candle lit log cabin as a child. A seed was planted in that backwoods Kentucky cabin that would grow to be one of the g...

The Civil War was not inevitable. It was not an unavoidable conflict of two opposing sides; rather, it was the result of extremism and failures of leadership on both sides of the conflict. The conflict was made up of the pro-slavery southerners and the anti-slavery northerners. Both sides felt ver...

What are the qualities of presidential leadership? What makes a president a great leader? The presidents were great leaders because they knew how to guide and to inspire the American People. The great presidents had leadership qualities such as possessing persistence like Lincoln, having resilience ...

The Civil War was initiated by many different reasons that made it nearly impossible to avoid it. The John Brown raid made the conflict come further to a head with his violence. Many leaders tried to force their opinion and get what they had wanted. And the North and the South had such extreme diff...

Question: Many Europeans criticizes northern and southern generals for the way in which they fought the Civil War. Evaluate the military leadership, strategies, and tactics of either the North or the South.The civil war took place from 1861 to 1865. It was a bloody war between the North and the Sout...

Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War America Abraham Lincoln is one of the most historic figures in American history. Lincoln's personality and background allowed him to be a "great" man which allowed him to be a great President. William Gienapp's, Abraham Lincoln and Civil Wa...

The Civil War is commonly thought to have been caused by the idea or institution of slavery in the United States. Although slavery did play a part in leading to the Civil War, the true cause of the United States of America being divided into two separate entities was succession. More specificall...

The Civil War On paper the North was far stronger than the South. It had two and ahalf times as many people, and it possessed far more ships, miles ofrailroad, and manufacturing enterprises. Southerners, however, had theadvantage of fighting on home ground with better military leadership. ButU...

American\'s first government, The Articles of Confederation, was completely ratified in 1781. Under the Articles of Confederation, the central government was extremely weak. There was no chief executive, no power to levy taxes, and the federal government could not settle foreign affairs along with d...

\"I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me,\" Abraham Lincoln said in a letter to A. G. Hodges, April 4, 1864. Although there have been many American presidents there is one that stands out among the rest. He died doing what he did best. Abraham Linco...

Civil War Prediction It is after close observation of both sides that I have come to the conclusion that it is the Confederate Army who will win the Civil War. The South is blessed with superior leadership and a greater motivation than the North could ever hope ...

There were many sectional differences in ideas, leadership, and future plans for the United States. Leaders from both sides had conflicting objectives and intentions. Many issues were argued amidst the states and their leaders. Abraham Lincoln noticed the strong division growing between the north...

James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart Jeb Stuart was a combination leadership general in the mid-nineteenth century. He was a great leader as well as a good follower. In the following paragraphs I intend to tell about his life before the army and his life during his service, explain why he was such a ...

The Ku Klux Klan, is a secret terrorist organization that originated in the southern states during the period of Reconstruction following the American Civil War and was reactivated on a wider geographic basis in the 20th century. The original Klan was organized in Pulaski, Tennessee, during the ...

The Civil War" On paper the North was far stronger than the South. It had two and a half times as many people, and it possessed far more ships, miles of railroad, and manufacturing enterprises. Southerners, however, had the advantage of fighting on home ground with better military leadership. But ...

SOCIAL EFFECTS OF 1864 President Lincoln has made a grave effort to emancipate the slaves and along with that, he has taken steps to enlist blacks in the armed forces. Although African-Americans served in the War of 1812 and the Revolution, the War Department was refusing to accept free Northe...

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United State and a man who was considered as the greatest President of all; Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States and a national hero who was often called "Old Hickory". Two famous leaders in their own rights, both were known for ...

As the United States recovered from the Civil War and problems with segregation were being resolved the United States went through a major revolution in the industrial sector. Between 1860 and 1900 the United States went from being one of the slowest countries in industrial growth to one of the la...

The Brown vs. Board of Education sparked change across the United States in many ways. While the ruling was specifically intended to end segregation, it was also responsible for inspiring African Americans to fight for the freedom they deserved. The ruling was the beginning of a new society...

When a person hears the word leader, they may think of someone of great nobility or even higher rank. When I think of the word "leader", a name comes to mind, Robert Edward Lee. Leadership is a quality that possesses self discipline in thought as well as in action. On the field, ...

The Confederate South, which is known for its deep military history, proved to be no competition for an industrially sound and hastily growing north in this Civil War. The North that was industrially strong and armed to the teeth found much of their victories quite easily obtainable. Strategy, m...

The westward settlement created a dangerous area of political and social conflict between the backcountry settlers, and the eastern settlers. Economic, governmental and ethnic differences played a major role in the continuing conflicts between the east and west. There were many clashes in the earl...

In his civil war book Commanders of the Army of the Potomac Warren Hassler Jr. fantastically recounts the events that transpired between 1861 to 1865 during which seven men were given the reigns of the North's Army of the Potomac and asked to lead the Union to victory. However, one of the ...

Chapter 14 Summary In spite of political leaders' last-minute efforts to find a compromise over slavery that would preserve the Union, the election of Lincoln, followed by the secession of six southern states, pushed the country into war. The North had twice the resources of the South, and the...

Why Did the North Win the Civil War? In 1861, following the secession of the Deep South on a platform of states rights, the right to property and the event of Fort Sumnter, the 'inevitable' conflict Seward had predicted emerged as the Civil War. Four years later Lee surrendered and so...