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Causes of the Civil WarSouthern Viewpoint

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Causes of the Civil WarSouthern Viewpoint

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The southerns had more tax on goods than northern.

The main cause of the war was slavery, the slavery

Southern viewpoint

1.the tariff laws helps north and hurts south. Most of the manufacturing in U.S. was done in north. The taxes got higher.

2. Stories of cruelty have been greatly exaggerated. Uncle Tom's Cabin book read by Northerners is an unfair description of slavery.
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Causes of the Civil WarNorthern Viewpoint

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Causes of the Civil WarNorthern Viewpoint

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Northern viewpoint

1.wanted to keep using a tariff to protect American manufacturers from cheaper foreign products, especially goods from England.

2.Slavery is wrong. One man should not be permitted to own another. The Declaration of Independence makes this clear by saying that 'all men are created equal. But slavery in south have no equality.

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It was an effort by congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri.

Was two states being separated to make balance for slavery and none slavery by separating part of Missouri made Maine state and making Missouri on slavery and Maine on none slavery.
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There were five periods - the World War 2, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and the Afghanistan/Irag Wars.

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Texas joined the Confederate States of America. Houston removed from office because he failed to sign an oath to the Confederacy.

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The Civil War started in April 12, 1861 to May 9, 1865 and Abraham Lincoln was president and he sign the Emancipation Proclamation and he said on the paper he wrote that all slaves will be free , but the Southern didn’t wanted the slaves to be free until they win and slavery will ended.
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1. Women did not have the right to vote.

2. Women could not earn, inherit and hold property.

3. Women employment opportunities were strictly limited, they received unequal pay relative to men.

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Brown soon became a staunch abolitionist (an advocate for the banning of slavery) and even started a school to help educate young black people in 1834. It is widely believed his intention was to arm slaves for a rebellion, though he denied that.

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Importance of the Emancipation Proclamation

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Importance of the Emancipation Proclamation

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The Emancipation Proclamation led the way to total abolition of slavery in the United States. With the Emancipation Proclamation, the aim of the war changed to include the freeing of slaves in addition to preserving the Union.

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The Civil War For Kids

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/cwar.htm

History of the Civil War: http://americanhistory.about.com/od/civilwarmenu/Civil_War.htm

Reconstruction and its aftermath:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart1.html

Slavery and Emancipation: http://jjanke.org/
Timeline of the Civil War: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/tl1861.html

Links to many Civil War Sites: http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Civil_War.html

Social Studies for Kids: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/civilwar.htm

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Effects of Reconstruction on African Americans

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Effects of Reconstruction on African Americans

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1. They had political rights

2. They had social services provided by the Freedmen’s Bureau.

3. They created black schools and churches.

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Social, Economic, and Political Changes During Reconstruction

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Social, Economic, and Political Changes During Reconstruction

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Social Changes in South

1.   Racial prejudice increased   rather then decrease
2.   Allot of slaves was freed.

Social Changes in North

1. The government did little to assist the needy.

2. The creation of the Freedmen’s Bureau.

Economic Impact South

1. Cities, towns, villiages had to be rebuilt
2. Sharecropping introduced and new economic slavery

Economic Impact North

1. The North was extremely prosperous.

2. Economic growth to both the factories and the farms.

3. The North didn't have to rebuild.

Political Changes South

1.  Whites counter Northern political help for African-Americans.

Political Changes North

1. Congress would take control of Reconstruction override Johnson’s vetoes 15 tim

2.   Created five military districts

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The  Compromise of 1850, was drafted by Henry Clay, base on the ideas of Senator Stephen A. Douglas of lllinois. The Compromise of 1850 was an attempt to smooth out the confrontation between the slave status of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). The Compromise of 1850 allowed California to be admitted as a free state and the dismission of New Mexico Territory and Utah Territory with slavery was left to to the decision of the people in relation to Popular Sovereignty on slavery.

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