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Avoiding the Civil War

adjacent to the South would be slave states (Faragher et al, 2000, p. 256). Then in 1819 Missouri, which is adjacent to both Illin...

Jefferson Davis: Civil War and Reconstruction

cessation.4 But, when Mississippi chose, outwardly, to secede he removed himself from the Senate.5 He "hoped to receive a prominen...

Julius Caesar: "The Civil War"

to believe that he was the cause of the war (Caesar, 2007). He went so far as to offer to disband his army, provided Pompey did ...

The Evolution of the Rifle

from the spiral grooves inside the barrel: this is called "rifling" and is designed to make the bullet spin; it is believed that t...

US Civil War and Women in Combat

the importance of such an exhibit runs far deeper than merely providing a source of interest for a curious community, because it u...

US Civil War and the Westward Expansion

had been a part of the Southern way of life for 200 years and they people believed it was a part of their culture (Leidner, 2000)....

Civil War and the Evolution of Warfare in Terms of Naval Power

in weaponry which were unveiled during this time. The evolution of projectiles, for example, had just moved weaponry from relying...

U.S. Civil War and Reasons for the South's Loss

that served as the primary reason that numerous white Americans were able to participate in other interests and occupations withou...

U.S. History's Watershed Event, the Civil War

as well as begin to collectively respond as a liberated people rather than race of repressed second class citizens. It was due in...

Myths and Reality of the U.S. Reconstruction Period

in the end, a worse war swept into the South, full of empty promises for social reforms, which never materialized. For a good whil...

After the Civil War and the Role of Women in Virginia

another aspect of the post-Civil war years. This aspect was the women who lived then. Indeed, to assess history only based on ou...

U.S. South Before the Civil War, Slaves, and the Role Played by Religion

conditions as they relate to the white man instilling religion into the slaves of the South. "In the 1780s, Methodists--who repr...

A Review of Freedom Road

A 5 page overview of the book Howard Fast. The focus is on the reconstruction era. Although the slaves had been freed, black whi...

The Civil War and the Battle of Gettysburg

The battle at hand is what is the focus of attention of this five page report that makes use of five references. The Battle of Get...

An Examination of American History from 1865 until 1920

as some type of punishment. According to Burkin (1999), the question of the black "freedmen" was also a thorny one. Some politic...

Victims A True Story of the Civil War by Phillip Shaw Paludan

was the enemy. Most Americans, when they think of the reasons for the Civil war, will name slavery as a major issue dividing th...

Depiction of the Civil War in Barbara Brackman's Civil War Women and the Film Birth of a Nation

In five pages this paper compares Barbara Brackman's text and D.W. Griffith's film in terms of how each portrayed the Civil War. ...

Overview of the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg

In nine pages this pivotal battle of the Civil War is examined in an overview of the events leading to it and a listing of officer...

Military Tactical Strategies of Civil War Confederate General Robert E. Lee and Union General Ulysses S. Grant

and ancestral place meant everything"1. This limited view of Lees motivation leads to the assumption that Lee was not fully commi...

England During the Seventeenth Century and the Leveller Movement

In twelve pages the Leveller philosophy and movement of the seventeenth century is examined in this consideration that includes ho...

'Shiloh' by Bobbie Ann Mason and Characterization

In five pages the ways in which the characters of Norma Jean and Leroy are developed through Civil War symbolism are discussed. T...

U.S. Government Agency the Secret Service

In six pages this paper discusses the Secret Service from its pre Civil War origins to the present day protection of U.S. Presiden...

Why Was the U.S. Civil War Fought?

In six pages this paper examines the reasons why the U.S. Civil War was fought. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

Slavery Aspects

In five pages such issues that are relevant to slavery such as 1950's Fugitive Slave Act, the Fourteenth Amendment, abolitionism, ...

The Reconstruction was Won By the South

In 5 pages, this paper considers how the South won the Reconstruction despite the Northern victory in the Civil War, discussing st...

An Occurrence at Owl Creek by Bierce

point out that the subject of death and dying has taken on new meaning in recent times. There is now recognition of similar events...

Liberia Civil War and Charles Taylor

that the colony would serve at least two purposes: the first to spread the Christian gospel in Africa, and the second to serve as...

Viewpoints of Confederates

In five pages this paper examines the Civil War from the Confederate perspective with the use of Confederates in the Attic by Tony...

Early American History

In three pages US history from 1776 until the end of the Civil War in 1865 is examined in a consideration of events including the ...

Why the US Civil War Was Fought

In five pages this paper examines reasons behind the fighting of the US Civil War in a comparative analysis of James McPherson's W...