The Civil War changed America. It is one of the lower points in American history. While the change that this war brought to America cannot be disputed, there is a question as to its economic impact. Many numbers suggest that the Civil War, while it affected both Northern and Southern states, brought...

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...

The American Civil War The Civil War was a brutal war between the North and South of America over the issue of slavery, which was spurred on by the secession of the southern states from the Union of a America. At the time slavery was one of the main issues in America that caused a disagreement be...

The Civil War was a great conflict between the Northern and Southern states of America. The principle cause of this war found its roots in the early 1800's as the Northern states moved away from farming towards manufacturing. Agriculture remained the most important way of making a living in the...

Was Slavery the Main Cause of the Civil War? Hannah Harding Between the years of 1861 and 1865 the United States was gripped by the bloodiest war in it's history, there is much debate as to why this war occurred, it is generally concluded that Slavery was the main cause of the civil war, ...

Naval Role in the Civil War Three days after the bombardment of Fort Sumter, on April 15, 1861, Lincoln called for seventy-five thousand volunteers to enlist for three months. Soon after he called for additional forty-two thousand men to sign on for three years, and provided large increases in...