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The Last Full Measure by Jeff Shaara

civilized nation. While historians blame Grants lackadaisical resolve to enforce Reconstruction laws, that slavery was ever sough...

'Slave Power,' the North, and the Civil War

of Yeoman Households" notes that in standard anti-bellum society, the white male plantation owner was the prime owner of everythin...

US Civil War and the North's Strategies

1861, it was with a determination to covert the "rebel States into a wilderness" (McPherson 249). While the North was eag...

Civil War and the North's Naval Blockade

the North of "Confederate" pirates, it also provided more control for the blockade (McPherson, 370). Ship Island in New Orleans fo...

A Review of the Edward Boykin Book Ghost Ship of the Confederacy

record of communication between Semmes and his superiors. Boykin, in his Preface, also thanks the Alderman library at the Universi...

The Civil War in Sudan

Sudanese government can be trusted to look after its own citizens there" ("No Help Needed, Thank You Very Much"). The outlook for ...

Stampp: "The Era of Reconstruction"

analysis and interpretation of the material led him to conclude that the Restoration was a success, particularly in light of the p...

Why the South Lost the Civil War

have any solid answer. The following paper examines reasons why the South lost, and focuses on the fact that it likely lost due to...

The Land Problem and the Collapse of the Roman Republic

assistance from the government. Another problem involving the land was the fact that aristocrats were buying up large tracts and ...

Black White Relations: Civil War to Modern Day

were now equal, they put into place a system of support that would forever keep many African Americans in a position of submission...

Progress Comes at a Price: American Civil War

notes, "Serious scholars still debate whether the Civil War was necessary" (Kagan, 2005; B07). At the same time one can speculat...

A Look at Civil War Black Soldiers and Sailors

slaves played a role during the Civil War in eventually seeing freedom is as follows: "By running from masters to become contraban...

Art of Slavery

Their purpose was to have Parliament abolish slave trade, rather than declare slavery to be illegal. As an incremental play, this ...

The Controversy of Slavery

Slavery was a component of world history practically since the beginning of mankinds reign on earth....

North and South: Prior to the Civil War

lived simply, many people were middle class as well. In the South the focus was on plantations, farming, and the people were essen...

Midnight Rising, Tony Horwitz

This book reviews pertains to Tony Horwitz's text "Midnight Rising, John Brown and the raid that sparked the Civil War," which des...

Equal Rights for African Americans

This 6 page paper gives an overview of the fight post Civil War for African American equal rights. This paper includes the formati...

Discussion Questions on American History

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at American history. Discussion questions are answered in short essays about civil righ...

American Civil War and its Inevitability

This 5 page essay presents the writer/tutor's argument as to why the American Civil War was unpreventable and could not be avoided...

Essays on American History

In a paper of four pages, the author reflects on some questions about slavery and the American Civil War. The author looks at the ...

The Civil War and Contributions of African American Soldiers

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at black soldiers in the Civil War. The experiences of inequality endured by such soldi...

Years Following Civil War

The years between 1865 and 1877 were known as the Reconstruction era because the country was trying to recover and rebuild after t...

American Liberty, 1820-1877, Overview of Issues

This research paper/essay discusses various issues in American history pertaining to liberty. This includes the factors that led u...

The American Civil War and Modern Warfare

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at the American Civil War. Modern aspects such as civic participation and the use of a...

Florida in the Civil War

"twelve infantry regiments, two cavalry regiments, a handful of artillery batteries, and a variety of smaller organizations" (Cole...

Civil Disobedience and the Vietnam War

act of not being obedient. He contrasted the longevity of nature with the ethereal nature of that manmade contrivance we call gov...

Issues Leading Up to the Compromise of 1850 and Political Leadership During the Civil War (Abraham Lincoln, and Jefferson Davis)

by the slave states because they had the potential of tipping the scales in one direction or another in regard to free verses slav...

The Civil War and President Lincoln

made some states different than others, thus leading to further illustrate different ideals as well as different politics and econ...

Two Perspectives on General George B. McClellan

book is not on any one person, but on the war and the period of Reconstruction that followed. Having said that, its still possible...

Causes of War

causes were paramount in the instigation of World War I, but these factors alone would not have been sufficient to cause a war wit...