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    what happened to America. The base was located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The fort was a Confederate owned base in the south. The battle of fort Sumter was important because it was a major turning point, the cause of the war; also the battle that had the first shots of the war. Robert Anderson was the general of the Fort Sumter. The fort was a third system fortification. That means that the fort was used as a blockade because they did not have anything to protect the many bases in the

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    North America, and the beginning of the American offensive in the Pacific. Another battle, the Battle of Fort Sumter, previously fought between Americans at the start of the American Civil War on April 12th, 1861, is also an extremely important naval battle in American history. Although the Battle of Midway was a battle to end the advancement of American enemies while the Battle of Fort Sumter was a battle that took part in initiating a war, both were similar in their significance as major, influential

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    The Civil war began at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. However, the Civil War did not really start to amp up until the First Battle of Bull Run or also know as the first Battle of Manassas. The battle was fought just miles from Washington D.C., on July 21, 1861. At a place near Manassas Junction, Virginia. The battle began when about 35,000 Union soldiers marched from Washington D.C. to fight a confederate force of 20,000 along a small river called Bull Run. The goal of the Union army was to make

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    Civil War Research Paper

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    Beauregard attacks Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina with fifty cannons. The Civil War has just begun and will last until May, 1865. To begin to understand the Civil War, we must go back to November 6, 1860. Abraham Lincoln, who declared, “Government cannot endure permanently half slave, half free...” is voted into the White House as the first Republican. Lincoln was given 180 out of 303 electoral votes, and 40 percent of the popular votes. In April of the following year, Fort Sumter has already

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    took control and shut down the port. This Union victory shut down a place of resources for the Confederate. Background Information “Three days after the fall of Fort Sumter in April of 1861, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a blockade of all Southern ports” (“The story of the Battle of Port Royal” 2012).After the fall of Fort Sumter, there was a new order for the ports to be closed. The South refused this order. Because of this refusal, the Union wanted to punish the South. The North had a plan

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    photograph depicts the inside of Fort Sumter. My photo represents the inside of Fort Sumter while the Confederates were just going about their daily lives. There are nine Confederate men being shown while waving above, is the flag of the Confederate States of America. It was taken underneath the Confederate States of America flag inside Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 14, 1861. Inside Fort Sumter, were weaponry, buildings, and unfinished projects. The Battle of Fort Sumter best encompasses the Antebellum

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    Bull Run History

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    Define the Subject The First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas, was the first major battle of the Civil War. It took place in Virginia near the city of Manassas on July 21, 1861. The Confederate Army won the battle with the retreat of the Union Army back to Washington. This analysis will use information from numerous sources: • Wikipedia: This open-source online encyclopedia can provide a general overview of the battle; but most importantly, this source provides links to other valuable

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    Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address Could the North and South ever come together again and unite as one nation after the Civil War? The purpose of Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address was to offer his promising predictions for reconciliation with the South and his vision of the future. Lincoln utilizes strong and elevated diction to clearly articulate his vision for the future, with choices like “dreaded” and “sought”. Furthermore, Lincoln’s optimistic tone offers a beacon of hope, with examples like

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    Comparing The Political Leadership Of Lincoln and Davis It may seem self- evident that Lincoln was the greater political leader; Lincoln led the winning side while Davis was defeated. It has though, been thought that once the Northern advantages and Southern disadvantages have been considered, that it is possible, that almost anyone could have led the North to victory. If this is so, was it Davis's strong leadership, which ensured that the confederacy survived as long

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    Anthony Bui Mrs. Trahan English 8 21 March 2017 Comparing the Strengths and Weaknesses of the North and South The Civil War was a very gruesome war fought between the Union in the North and the Confederates in the South. The Union was a very factory-dependent area while the Confederacy was dependent on farmland, which ended up in two very distinct areas. Because of these differences, the Union and Confederacy both had several strengths and weaknesses. During the war, the Union and Confederacy had

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