Civil War Rhetorical Analysis

Maybe this would open the eyes about the war in Iraq, even if you ask people on the street they usually say that the war was wrong. It really surprised me that he won the next election, at maybe he shouldn't have, and he actually cheated like the movie says he does. A lot of these clips that Michael shows in his movie, had been shown in the news and I recognized some of them, and you have to admit that Bushes behavior has been very weird. Even though some people say that this is propaganda, all lies and is stupid just doesn't want to see the facts. A lot of these things are true, and can anyone actually stand up and tell me why a war where hundreds of thousand people have died? Was it to force democracy down on a middle eastern country, how

When word of African Americans enlisting in the Union Army got out, the Confederate Army lashed out many threats. They

The Civil War was provoked for several reasons which included industry, slavery, and territorial disputes among the Northern states and Southern states of the newly established United States. The first recorded engagement of war between the North and South is documented to have taken place on April 12th, 1861 at The Battle of Fort Sumter. This was the starting point of a war that would claim over 600,000 American lives in a relatively short span of 4 years.

union he may have lost the election. In several speeches made by Douglass he expressed "the mission of the war was the liberation of the slaves as well as the salvation of the Union. I reproached the North that they fought with one hand, while they might fight more effectively with two; that they fought with the soft white hand, while they kept the black iron hand chained and helpless behind them; that they fought the effect, while they protected the cause; and said that the Union cause would never prosper until the war assumed an anti-slavery attitude and the Negro was enlisted on the side of the Union." After the announcement of the Proclamation of Emancipation, the Governor of Massachusetts was given permission to create the regiment of

take about hundred years later after the Civil War (1861-65) for the United States’ government to pass the Civil Rights Bill in 1964 recognizing the black community’s rights? Basically, the Civil War was about fighting for what kind of labor force was going to prevail. The north represented for a free labor economy while the South fought for the preservation of slavery. As Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor stated that the “wealth and power were not equally distributed in Southern society” (Yamahtta). While a small white proportion owned slaves in the South, the rest contributed in the southern society by maintaining order. In the North, free blacks were an obstacle for whites since they were constantly competing with each other for occupations. As a result, the

Slavery was a complicated issue for Northern whites. As pointed out by historian Kevin M. Schultz (2011), Northerners were generally in agreement that slavery was wrong, yet they were very uneasy with the idea of creating a large, free black population in the U.S. The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 was a step toward that idea. The Proclamation did not free all slaves, since the border states of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware were exempted, as were Tennessee and areas of Virginia and Louisiana already under Union occupation (Schultz, 2011, p. 265). An important provision, however, was that black Americans would now be allowed to join the military. In the two years following the Emancipation Proclamation, 180,000 black men enlisted (Schultz, p. 265). They were poorly treated but eager to fight for a cause in which they had a high stake. Their numbers and their passion for the cause made African-American soldiers a powerful asset to the Union.

As freed black men escaped their captivity as being enslaved in the South, racial equality in society was not reciprocated by white Americans. Even though African Americans were away from the constraints of slavery, they held a lower social status and were racially inferior by their community. Racial hierarchies were not only imposed in society but also in the military during the Civil War. As the Civil War broke out between the Union and the Confederate, President Lincoln believed that an all-white army had the capability of fighting off the Confederate units and that this war would be swift. The war progressed and the Union soon realized that they needed more reinforcements which would come from the freed black men in the North. During the Civil War, black soldiers would challenge and reinforce the existing racial hierarchies because the dispute of manhood amongst races would be enforce by violence that deterred black men from challenging their social status.

According to the Massachusetts History website, People thought it was crazy that black men were fighting in a “White Man's War”. Also, people thought that African Americans wouldn’t be capable to be good soldiers. There was also a lot of discrimination. The African American soldiers were often led by white officers. People that the blacks lacked the ability and discipline to be as good as a “white soldier” Black soldiers only got $7 per month while White soldiers got paid $10 per month. If an African soldier was captured by the Confederates, they would be treated as outlaws. They could be executed or be sold as slaves.

Furthermore, Lincoln used appeal to emotion as a way to reach out to his audience and unify the country once again. He stated, “The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether” to support the victory of the Union. This pleased Northerners because it justified the reasons of entering the war and made it that slavery was immoral and against the will of the lord. Anyone with opposing believes was left to deal with lingering doubts in their consciences. Douglass’ tone was also very criticizing and even vulgar at times. In spite of this, his tone worked to his advantage and served as a call to action for the North for help in the pre-Civil War era. Douglass’ tone caused his audience to question their beliefs and consider Douglass’ standpoint

For generations, slavery had been one of the most controversial issues in the history of the U.S. When the country was defined by Northern and Southern states, the battle for free or slave states exceeded with every addition. There were many compromises over the years, one replaced by another. But it was nearly impossible to keep both the North and the South satisfied. Northern states were convinced that the government was in the hands of a “slave power,” which is a theory about a secret clique of pro-slavery congressman, and the Southern states were convinced the North was trying to sabotage their way of life, in terms of relying on slave labor. The South finally reached it’s boiling point when Abraham Lincoln was elected

In “The Road to Civil War” PowerPoint, it focusses on slavery from 1846 to 1860 the last slide. It begins with 1846, trying to ban slavery from and Mexican territory newly conquered. Unfortunately, the bill that some wanted did not pass, but like the power point states it was an important subject that would last years to come. In 1848 the election like was focused on slavery, Liberty party versus John Calhoun. Who would want to make Mexico new territory in to slave state or leave as a free state. The PowerPoint states Taylor won the election of 1848 but he became the president of a divided nation already in place. It displays a picture map showing the difference and divided nation between Blue and Yellow states. California in 1850 became a

The white did not want the blacks to have the same rights as them; they did not want to be equal. A lieutenant from Mississippi wrote to his wife that he was willing to fight so the slaves won’t be freed since they were needed for labor, “This country without slave labor would be completely worthless…If the negroes are freed the country…is not worth fighting for…I am willing to continue to fight to the last.” (48) After the Emancipation Proclamation, slave prices in the South raised, as the Author James McPherson states, “Slave Prices in the South rose even faster…A number of soldiers wrote home advising relatives to invest in slaves.” (49) As the confederate soldiers continued fighting against slavery, their value kept increasing, so the North continued buying slaves because they expected for slaves to be worth more than what they were purchasing them for, “Now is the time… to buy some negro women and children… slaves will be worth a 1000 times more than now.” (49). The confederate soldiers continued to fight because they preferred to fight for freedom or die trying rather than to be sold to the

More than sixty years ago William Faulkner proclaimed in his novel Requiem of a Nun that “the past is never dead. It’s not even past” (Faulkner). These words reign especially true regarding the impact of the American Civil War (1861-1865). The reasons for the conflict were complex and numerous, but mostly controversial. The men who fought in the War were essentially deciding whether nearly 13% of the population (and their descendants) would continue in the United States in a condition of permanent, forced servitude. The nation had come to a point where either slavery would be legal everywhere or nowhere—the country could no longer vacillate on the issue.

I’m scared because I don’t know why they want, the first thing I thought it was ‘’are they going to kill us?’’ my people are not happy and me neither this is our country not theirs and I’m going to fight for my country not matter what if they are going to kill us. They are tall, white and have weird clothes, their skin is so white, we don’t see white people everyday. And the clothes, we don’t have afford to buy fine clothes like them.

Emma: Duh… we know that. What differences did they have that tore the country apart? Also be careful