Although the direct causes of the Civil War were different from those of the American Revolution, they were both caused by the differences in politics, economics, and social structures between each region. Rebellion in each of the wars was caused by people feeling that their government didn\'t repr...

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...

The Civil War, which began in 1861, was fought for a variety of reasons. One reason would be the dispute between sides about the federal government. The two sides could not agree on what powers the states did and did not possess. A major issue in this was the dispute over slavery. Southern states be...

The Civil War constitutes one of the most original episode of the American History. The half of all the American losses happened during these four bloody years (630000 against 680000). One American out of thirty die during this war. But above all, and maybe more than the Frontier Myth, it was a mome...

No issue dominates the history of early eighteenth and nineteenth century America like the problem of slavery. It is amazing that even today, over 130 years after the Civil War started, there is still passionate debate regarding the \"cause\" of the Civil War. The curious thing is that although slav...

The Primary Cause of the American Civil War: Economics More than one million people dead and a nation torn apart. \"A fight against slavery\" it was said, but was that the main reason the war was fought? Or is that just what our nation says to glorify our past? There were many factors that contr...

Causes of the Mexican WarThe Mexican War lasted from 1846-1848 in the area now known as Texas. What began as several small disputes eventually led into an armed conflict between the considerably new nations of Mexico and the United States. The geographical and political disputes are the most l...

How the South was portrayed and why the Civil War was a tragedy There are two sides told in every story. In D.L. Griffin's "Birth of a Nation" the story is told through the eyes of two families, the Camerons who are from the south and the Stoneman's who reside in the north. The ...

The article, \"The Negro\'s Civil War in Tennessee, 1861-1865\" by Bobby L. Lovett, was published in \"The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 61, No. 1\" (Jan. 1976). In the article, Lovett writes about the contributions of black Tennesseans during the Civil War in obtaining their freedom - under some o...

Civil WarCivil war was the greatest war in American history. It was waged in 10,000places-from Valverde, New Mexico, and Fernandina on the Florida coast. Morethan three million Americans fought in it and more than 600,00 men died in it.It was not only the immensity of the fight but the new weapons...

Civil War Art is a big part of history today. People today us it to remember the war. How did people survive, where did people live, why did we fight are all questions and wonders of people today. Artist these days and back than drew about those questions. It gave people a mental picture on how ...

The Reconstruction Era The Civil War was one of the bloodiest wars in American history. Its damage to America was profound. It tore at the very fiber of America itself. The Reconstruction Era however was as damaging to America as the Civil War itself. Its damage has its roots in the reasons Americ...

As the subtitle suggests, Herman Melville honors the dead in this "Requiem", both blue and gray, who fought at the Battle of Shiloh, one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. Melville writes a modernized poem for the time period and, both in tone and sentiment, Melville gives the fata...

The book "Jubilee" by Margaret Walker, and the movie, "Gone with Wind", based on the novel by Margaret Mitchell, both take place during slavery, the Civil War, and reconstruction. The book and movie take place in the same time period, but show different views of those times. Four them...

More than one million people dead and a nation was torn apart. \"A fight against slavery\" it was said, but was that the main reason the war was fought? Or is that just what our nation says to glorify our past? There were many factors that contributed to the United States\' Civil War, but the main ...

The most contributing factor to the coming of the Civil War was slavery, an economic issue to the South and a moral issue to the North. Slavery was the driving force for the Southern slave states to leave the Union. The Civil War was ultimately caused by the secession of the Southern states from t...

Type of War American Revolution: Fought as a Limited War meaning the primary objective was to overthrow Britain's political system and to be resolved by a treaty. Basically, the wealthy Americans did not want to pay the taxes Great Britain was levying upon them. The political structure did...

American History 4th of July 1877 Today we are gathered to celebrate not only America's birthday but also the birthday of this community of Cambellsville, Iowa. This community is just three years old, a baby when compared America. This community has been a beacon of...

If what they say is true and that "home where is the heart is:" the African-American soldier's heart must have been torn as he went to battle fighting for democracy while at home his own blood suffered from racial prejudice. In a two-front war of their own, World War II took on special significance...

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...

There are many events that lead to the American Civil War, but one thing is for sure; the extreme division between North and South came to a head in the 1850's. Stubborn politics and civil unrest in this period are what made this war inevitable. The South's enormous cotton industry had r...

Impressment - the british practice of seizing seamen from American merchant ships and forcing them to serve in the british navy. Impressment was one of the causes of the war of 1812.Bill of Rights - the first ten amendments to the u.s. constitution, which protect the rights of individuals from the p...

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...

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 Mexican War by Otis A. SingletaryThis book by Otis A. Singletary deals with different aspects of the Mexican war. It is a compelling description and concise history of the first successful offensive war in United States military history. The work examines two countries that were unprepared for w...