Pros And Cons Of The Civil War

Freedmen’s Bureau that helped distribute food, supplies, and land to the freed slaves, this remained a positive throughout the reconstruction. Furthermore positives added to the redevelopment of the south including Lincoln’s Ten-Percent Plan and the 13th and 15th amendment, which remained perserved. Lincoln’s plan agreed to allow each secessionist state to rejoin only after a new constitution was reestablished on their behalf. The majority of the Civil War reconstruction was a failure but there were few positives that kept hope alive for former slaves.

The lasting impact of the amendments enacted after the Civil War is that they have provided rules regarding voting and discrimination. In Exhibit G: Rice v. Cateyano, Harold Rice was denied his right to vote in the OHA trustee election because he did not have the requisite ancestry to be a “Hawaiian” under state law; however, this ruling was overturned by the Supreme Court, since it violates the 15th Amendment. This shows that the 15th Amendment impacted the country after the Civil War because it states that all U.S. citizens, no matter their race, can vote, which is still important to remember today. In Exhibit E: Yick Wo v. Hopkins, San Francisco’s Board of Advisors refused to give a mandatory laundry permit to any Chinese owners; Yick Wo

The trail to the Thirteenth Amendment is covered in the bloodshed caused by the ideological split between the Northern and Southern American states. Because of the South’s plantation-based economy, longstanding European traditions of chattel slavery had a stronger grip on farmers seeking to increase the profit margin of their harvests. With the growth of abolitionist agitation and the election of Abraham Lincoln, the Southern states seceded from the union and thus the Civil War began, and with it the stronger push for African-American rights. Upon the war’s conclusion, Lincoln, persuaded further by African-American participation in the war, put an emphasis on ending slavery that led to the Thirteenth Amendment.

During the late 1800’s there were turbulent times between the Northern and Southern States in America, one the vastest areas that was constantly being quarreled against one another is the usage of slavery. As slavery was the principal component within the Southern States, it provided the basis for many of the cash crops that were spread throughout. Whereas, many within the Northern States were firmly against the usage of slave and wanted to end this practice once and for all. This continuous incompatibility between slave states in the South and the free states in the North eventually ended up colliding into a Civil War. There were many aspects that led to this collision, such as; when America expanded into the western terrain after the Mexican-American

This began Reconstruction in the South. Freedmen in the South began their new found freedom without land and were, in some cases, forced to work on white-owned plantations. This caused many problems between the laborers and the owners due to the owners wanting to revert back to their old slavery ways. The plantation owners tried to reestablish a slavery-related system.

America was at a very conflicted time during reconstruction after the civil war. While there was many ways radical republicans enforced their beliefs and helped the former slaves, the former confederates fought back with two times as much force. The country was completely split because of these two polarizing groups. Lives of the former slaves were heavily debated and extremely toyed with. These times have molded modern day society in the United States.

Slavery was a huge issue that both helped and hurt the Union during the Civil War, and later in the Reconstruction. African Americans had to make sacrifices in order to make reality their dream of being freed from the chains of slavery. America reached many changes through the beginnings of Civil Rights legislations, the changes in the power of government, as well as the amount of racism and it’s effects on society.

“A house divided against itself cannot stand.”1 These words, spoken by Abraham Lincoln, foreshadowed the war that became the bloodiest in all of the United State's history. The Civil War was a brutal conflict between the North and South; brother against brother. With slavery as the root cause, Southern states had seceded from the Union and were fighting for their independence. They became the Confederate States of America (CSA) and were a force to be reckoned with. The Union, however, put up a fierce struggle to preserve the country. If the Civil War was to be a war of attrition, the North had the upper hand because of its large population, industrialization, raw materials, railroad mileage, and navy. But if the war was short lived, the

One effect on the issue was that the economy in the south was fueled by cultivation of staple crops that required slaves for labor. In the South slavery wasn’t thought as an evil as in the North because to the Southerners defense the slaves in their opinion were treaty in contrast to workers in England and peasants that were Irish, also the end of slave trade brought higher value to the slaves causing their owners to be less harsh because they were more valuable. Although slavery fueled the economy in the South it was not the same in the North therefore there was no complete dire need for slavery, and although the slaves probably weren’t treated as bad as the north had thought they still saw it as

The outburst of the Civil War forever changed the future of the American nation. At first, it began as a fight to protect the Union, not as a struggle to free the slaves. Many citizens from the North and South felt that the conflict would ultimately decide both issues. Slavery was one of the primary issues which physically divided the northern U.S. from the Southern U.S. during the Civil War. Even after the Reconstruction Era it continue to divide the two. The Southern resistance to ending slavery was the main reason as to why the South believed in rejecting outsider ideals and it helped establish the Southern Code of Honor that emphasizes aggression and violence.

    The civil war, fought from 1861-1865, was started after seven southern slave states declared their secession and formed the Confederate states. The Union had many advantages that, ultimately, led them to victory. The had many political, economic, and military benefits that aided them in their victory.

In addition, nationalism and patriotism were becoming stronger. This was largely due to the fact that much of the tension between the two regions had been, to some extent, resolved, and this ended slavery which was a major cause for the conflict between the two regions. The Civil War had destroyed an aristocratic South, putting an end to the feudal-like system of wealthy landowners who owned property such as slaves. These slaves were made free men, who, after succeeding legislation by Congress, have been able to acquire the highest offices as well as business positions in the United States.

Slavery was one of the main factors sending the north and south into a raging war. There was more to than just slavery being abolished. Slavery being abolished to the south was like the government was taking abilities and money from them. Thus making them feel as if they were being done wrong. Also a majority of southerners were plantation owners needing slaves to work the farms so they could earn

The United States began as a united country and the concept of America had revolved around unity and freedoms. However, when the north and the south began to view slavery differently, the United States changed forever. The north wanted African American slaves to be released as free men while the south wanted the keep slavery to work in the fields. The north wasn’t completely against slavery due to the fact that the north would get the cotton from the south which was picked by slaves which were used in factories. However, in the Blue Over Gray: Sources of Success and failure in the Civil War, George M. Fredrickson the author is expressing his thoughts on the advantages the north had such as greater population and resources. “The north’s advantages in manpower resources and industrial capacity were clearly overwhelming.”. In James M. McPherson’s article, Why the North Won explains the north's victory from a military perspective, he explains the north reason for victory and the souths reason for the loss. After the war, the articles in Hollitz express their thought on advantages, disadvantages, and outcomes of the civil war to end slavery.

1865 was a year filled with hardships for the United States. Changes to the constitution were made, businesses formed, and leadership changed. This was also a year of controversy, dealing with racism. The United States’ strength was tested and proved to be strong with the end of the Civil War on April ninth. 1865 was an important year because of the Civil War, economic changes, and politics.