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Southern Women and the American Civil War, 2002.
Discusses women of the South during the Civil War as portrayed in ?Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War" by Drew Gilpin Faust.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 18.95
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This paper discusses Faust's book "Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War". It focuses on how women can empower themselves even in the face of hardship and the oppressions that society puts on them. The author illustrates how the book portrays women coping with adversity and gives a new perspective on the Civil War.
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"According to Faust, three out of every four white men were sent to war and the black men were left to do the work on the plantations. When the war started and the women were left on their own, they first had to choose if they would stay at their plantations or if they would move in with family. The management of the home and their lives became more of a key issue for them than ever before ? providing food for themselves and the slaves, economic certainty and so forth. Through the story of Lizzie Neblett we see one woman?s frustration with these tasks ? she describes her 11 slaves and all the problems she has with them, her anger at her husband and how she doesn?t want to be pregnant again, how she must ask a neighbor for help to ?manage? her slaves and how her life as a ?lady? really is turned upside down when her husband leaves for the war."
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The American Civil War, 2006.
An historical look at the American Civil War.
2,100 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 45.95
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The American Civil War, in which 3 million fought and 600,000 died, was the greatest war in the history of the United States and the only one fought on American soil by Americans. The paper shows that the Civil War of 1861-1865 is used to describe the conflict between the northern states of the union and the southern states that seceded from the union and formed the Confederacy. The paper explains that the war was fought with forces that came mostly from the twenty-three northern states of the union and the newly formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of eleven southern states that had declared their secession.
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"During the days of the American Revolution and the adoption of the Constitution, the North and South were bonded by their common interest in establishing a new nation, and differences seemed insignificant in comparison, however sectionalism steadily grew stronger. By the nineteenth century, the South had remained almost completely agricultural, and its economy and social order was largely founded on slavery and the plantation system. The North also had its great agricultural resources, however it was more commercially advanced and was also expanding industrially."
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Causes of the American Civil War, 2008.
This paper examines the origins of the American Civil War.
1,043 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 25.95
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The paper discusses the most critical causes behind the American Civil War and reveals that the seeds of war already began with the Constitution of 1787. The paper shows how the Civil War was the outcome of a series of problematic and ultimately futile political "compromises" which culminated in the breakdown of the national consensus in the election of 1860.
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"The seeds of the national breakdown were sown at the very beginning, in what came to be called "the three-fifths compromise" in the Constitution of 1787. This compromise, found in Article 1, Section 2, Paragraph 3 of the Constitution, stated that representation and taxation for the individual states would be based upon the total census of citizens plus three-fifths (60%) of slaves (called "other persons" in the actual text.) This peculiar text (often mischaracterized as asserting that an African is only "three-fifths" of a person) was the result of a compromise between non-slaveholding states (who didn't want any slaves to be counted, in order to reduce the Congressional power of the slaveholding states) and the slaveholding states (who wanted all individuals counted, to increase their power.) In one sense, we might see the outbreak of the Civil War as being the last in a long line of such questionable political compromises which began with this Constitutional provision."
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The American Civil War, 2007.
This paper discuses the varied and complex motivations for the Northern Republicans to enter into the American Civil War.
1,195 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 27.95
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This paper states that the key impetus for the Northern Republicans to enter into the American Civil War was the issue of slavery, which was linked to all other motivations. The author points out that, although a small minority were abolitionists, the primary factor was that slavery was the antithesis of the northern 'free labor ideology'. The paper relates that slavery was threatening to the Northern Republicans because it would have most likely spread out of the South, which would give political control to the southern elite, especially into the important new western lands. The author stresses that this threat of political control by the southern elite would hamper the northern desire for hegemony, would limit the essential collection of tariffs from the South and would create a society based on unfair privilege and economic stagnancy.
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"The fact that Northerners felt this inevitability so strongly, however, still does not explain why they objected to slavery in the first place. While there was a small proportion of abolitionist Northerners who objected to slavery on humanitarian grounds, the large majority were indifferent to the slaves' plight. Lincoln himself at times propounded views of the black race that today would be seen as highly discriminatory. Some have argued these instances were merely the machinations of political spin, while others maintain that Lincoln was a stanch and ruthless racist."
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The American Civil War, 2005.
This paper argues that the American Civil War was inevitable, given the particular historical, economic and political situation at the time.
1,440 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 32.95
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This paper explains that one the central reasons for the inevitably of the American Civil War was the fact that secession of the south resulted in two separate political and economic entities with very different labor, economic and ethical views, which precluded any federal or negotiated solution. The author points out that the moral issue surrounding the slave question was certainly the most divisive issue, which, coupled with the election of Present Lincoln, became a fundamental reason that conflict was inevitable. The paper relates that, although there are alternative views that (1) there was no real reason for the inevitability of the war, (2) the differences could be resolved through compromise and negotiation and (3) the initiation of the war by the North was in reality a blatant act of aggression again the South; the author feels that the stronger arguments are that the war was inevitable. Many quotations.
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"The issue of slavery was not only divisive in terms of policy and labor, but was one which divided the nation at a very fundamental ethical level. In other words, Lincoln realized that the future stability of the nation as a whole was in jeopardy if an issue of this moral magnitude was not conclusively resolved. Even critics of the war such as Stromberg acknowledge the importance of the slavery issue. He wrote that "slavery was an issue in 1860-1861 and in a sense underlay many other North/ South differences leading up to secession"; even those he still contend that secession was the true cause of the conflict."
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Was the American Civil War Inevitable?, 2006.
A discussion of whether the American Civil War could have been avoided, and some examples of what caused the war.
2,518 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 52.95
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This paper explains that the outbreak of the Civil War cannot be contributed to one cause or problem. The paper discusses the factors which contributed to the outbreak of the war. The factors were as follows: economic considerations, the ideologies of the people, and the expansion of the United States territory. The paper shows how slavery in itself was not the single factor contributing to war, but that each succeeding crisis in the country began to bring slavery up as a factor until the politics of the time were a tangle of issues, conflicting attitudes, and personal emotions. The writer explains that being unable to objectively separate these issues brought war upon the nation. In conclusion, the writer states that the ideals of homeland, political stability, freedom for all, economic gain, moral values, and heritage all combined to make the American Civil War inevitable.
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"By the 1850's there was an ever-growing imbalance between the North and South in the areas of population and distribution of wealth. The South was quickly becoming the minority faction in a Union based on majority rule. As the South saw themselves slipping into subjugation to the growing political power residing in the North, there was a rising need to defend their economic system in order to survive. Southerners as a whole began to defend slavery as a means of economic survival. With the defense of slavery came an attitude of defensiveness against everything Southern. The South was not going to by bullied by the overbearing North on any issue. This tended to gravitate both sides away from each other and away from methods of compromise. In all the various compromises proposed and passed by the government in the years prior to the Civil War there was never an economic solution to the slavery issue proposed. The North never tried to help the South abolish slavery by finding other methods to fill this need of plantation agriculture or to help bring industry to the South; they wanted slavery abolished without its further spread into the newly acquired territories and that was it.
"The economics of the pre-war United States played a large part in the inevitability of war even though by itself it was not a cause. The economic discussions and emotions asserted over financial distribution caused a political rift, which enlarged to become an uncrossable void. From the South's point of view, the government in Washington was pushing plantation owners into a corner and was destined to bring financial ruin to the south. Agricultural interests knew that for the South to continue to grow economically, the plantation system and southern agriculture in general must be expanded into other territories. It was from this standpoint that economics became tied to territorial expansion."
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Reconstruction and the American Civil War, 2007.
An analysis of the decade of Reconstruction, following the American Civil War, and its implications to Americans.
1,031 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 25.95
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This paper discusses the scope and effects of the American Civil War on American society. It then attempts to provide an explanation for the peculiar trend that the war's denouement and crucial aftermath (the decade of Reconstruction) is so noticeably absent from historical accounts. The paper look at the ways in which Reconstruction is a painful and divisive topic for all Americans, even today.
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"Despite some successes, the complicated, limited, 'unfinished' nature of both Reconstructions is most likely the reason for the gap in the scholarship on this topic amongst people who were in favour of Reconstruction, as well as their reluctance to create further antagonism over an issue that continues to divide America. This is not to say there is no literature on Reconstruction, but of the works that do exist, many contradict one another over lines of time, race, location and political affiliation. There does not seem to be consensus over many issues at all, and it seems that no conclusion has been reached with regard to this period's real meaning and significance. It is not surprising that those people who were 'anti-Reconstruction' (many of whom subscribe to the ideas of the 'Lost Cause') remained equally quiet and divided over an issue that incites such passion. They too feel the failure of the period (perhaps more specifically the 20th Century version) in that black people did improve their position substantially from what it was under slavery, and did enjoy gains that so threatened white citizens of the South (provoking the brutality which for some, may be a source of shame). It is no surprise these people remain reluctant to dredge up old scars."
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African- Americans in The Civil War, 2002.
A look at how African-Americans were involved in the American Civil War.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 42.95
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This seven-page paper discusses the effects of African-American involvement in the American Civil War (1861-1865), using the political feeling at the time with quotes from eminent leaders at the time, following on the regiments formed and the engagements they fought in.
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Women?s Contributions to the American Civil War, 2005.
A look at how women contributed to the American Civil War effort in various capacities.
1,852 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 41.95
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This paper describes some of the heroic and dangerous activities undertaken by American women in an effort to assist in the Civil War. The paper describes historical female figures who contributed to the war either as spies, nurses, or soldiers.
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"The American Civil War was a war between brothers, cousins, friends and neighbors, and many of these were women (Women pp). Military records, diaries, and history books show that women contributed a great deal to the war effort by serving as vivandieres, women who provided food, provision and liqueurs to the soldiers, and as sutlers, peddlers who sold goods to military units in the field (Women pp). Women also served as nurses, soldiers and even spies (Women pp). Historical records verify that over eighty women were either wounded or killed at various battles during the War Between the States, and that an estimation of more than four hundred women served in the Civil War on both sides, not counting the thousands who served as nurses (Women pp)."
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The Historical Context of the American Civil War, 2001.
This paper examines the historical background to the Civil War.
1,535 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 4 sources, £ 34.95
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This paper explores the different factors that lead to the Civil War between the North and the South in the U.S. It shows through the context of the Industrial Revolution, slavery, and State and Federal rights how a war was brought about.
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"Before the Civil War, many Americans perceived their participation in the American nation to be a loose, amorphous connection to a larger entity. They saw themselves as citizens of a state, rather than a nation, Virginians or Georgians rather than Americans. The Civil War confirmed the United States? solidity as a Union, as a specific, united, conglomeration of states. Yet the Civil War did not ?come out of nowhere.? The period preceding the declaration of war on April 12, 1861 with the firing of Southern troops on Fort Sumpter was an equally tumultuous one."
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African-Americans and the Civil War, 2003.
An overview of African-American military participation in the Civil War.
1,457 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 33.95
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This paper discusses the military participation of African-Americans in both the Union and Confederate forces and the governmental and social policies that often prohibited them from fighting in a war that they saw as a battle for their own liberty. Included is a brief discussion on the financial support of the Confederacy by Southern African-Americans. The paper cites Hine, Hine, and Harrold's textbook, "The African-American Odyssey to 1870".
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"Not surprisingly, Confederate troops and leaders did not react well to the introduction of black Union troops. Rather than treating captured black soldiers as prisoners of war, soldiers, including members of the 54th were beaten, tortured and executed as ?rebellious slaves?; many were even sold into slavery though they?d been free their entire lives (244). Hine, Hine and Harrold detail the Fort Pillow Massacre in which the Confederates, led by Nathan Bedford Forrest, executed surrendering black soldiers and their white commander. Rather than respond with ?indiscriminate? force against any and all Confederate forces and required by General Order 11, Lincoln and his cabinet decided to retaliate against only those individuals involved in the killings (245). This unfortunate decision illustrates the discriminatory tie between the Union and the Confederates."
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Events Surrounding the End of the American Civil War, 2000.
A paper mainly dealing with those involved on the battlefield in the closing days of the conflict, as well as some of the important leaders on both sides.
2,356 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 7 sources, £ 50.95
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The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the events surrounding the end of the American Civil War. This war was a war of epic proportion. Never before and not since have so many Americans died in battle. The American Civil War was truly tragic in terms of human life. In this document, I will speak mainly around those involved on the battlefield in the closing days of the conflict. Also, reference will be made to the leading men behind the Union and Confederate forces.
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The Home Guard and Guerilla Warfare: The Era of the American Civil War, 2001.
An analysis of the novel "Cold Mountain" by Charles Frazier and the portrayal of the Home Guard and guerilla warfare in the novel.
1,394 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 32.95
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By analyzing Charles Frazier's novel "Cold Mountain" on the American Civil War, the paper shows the methods used by the guerillas and what life was like for them. The paper also examines whether the Home Guard and guerilla warfare were accurately portrayed in the novel.
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"Cold Mountain?s portrayal of the Home Guard is that of a rough and ragged group of vigilante man-hunters who dispense a brand of justice that suits their own needs and whims. From the outset of Inman?s journey to freedom, he is constantly under watch for the notorious Home Guard. The Home Guard in Cold Mountain answers to no higher authority than their self, often acting in the book as judge, jury and executioner. Often enough in the book, they are not concerned about the identities of those men they capture and kill. This is shown several times throughout the novel. Many times the men of the Home Guard seem as nothing more than a rabble, but at other times they can appear quite organized. The Home Guard appears very effective in their pursuit, displaying an adeptness at hunting down and capturing their prey. There is also a sense of morbid pleasure in the men as they go about hunting and inflicting pain on others."
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Native Americans In the Civil War, 1999.
Historical background, reasons for and significance of their involvement as combatants, scouts, targets and refugees, experiences and treatment, and the impact on culture.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 6 sources, £ 54.95
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This research paper discusses various aspects of the involvement of American Indian tribes in the Civil War, including their reasons for becoming enmeshed in that conflict, their experiences and treatment during the war and the significance of their involvement on their subsequent history.
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"INVOLVEMENT OF AMERICAN INDIANS IN THE CIVIL WAR
This research paper discusses various aspects of the involvement of American Indian tribes in the Civil War, including their reasons for becoming enmeshed in that conflict, their experiences and treatment during the war and the significance of their involvement on their subsequent history. Indians did not play an important role in the outcome of the war; however, the war served to further weaken their position and hastened their virtual extermination and decline. Thousands of Indians became engulfed in the war as combatants and many thousands more as innocent targets and refugees, especially in the conflict which raged west of the Mississippi in and around the Indian Territory now known as the State of Oklahoma. The War intensified internecine struggles within and among a number of Indian tribes."
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