North and South: The Civil War

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This paper discusses how the beginning of the American Civil War is ultimately tied to slavery and the controversy over abolishing it. The paper describes how the war became a conflict of values between the North under Abraham Lincoln and the South under Jefferson Davis. The paper also describes the battle of Bull Run, the eventual surrender of the Confederate army and the freeing of the slaves.

Outline:
The Beginning of the Civil War / The End of Slavery
The Conflict: Values
How the North Fights
The Confederacy Elects a President / Lincoln has a Nemesis
The Battle of Bull Run

From the Paper:

"In 1860 when Abraham Lincoln won the American presidency, he promised to abolish slavery in the whole of the United States. Two years earlier, he addressed the people with a speech entitled House Divided - this was the speech that promised to end slavery in the United States. But people in the South saw Lincoln's promise as a threat to their way of life if they were to remain in the Union; slavery was a part of their heritage, and they felt that it was their right to keep. But not only that, slavery was big business."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Arnold, James R. 2002. Lost cause: The end of the Civil War, 1864-1865. LernerPublications.
• Cartmell, Donald. 2004. Civil War 101: Everything you ever wanted to know about thenorth, the south, the leaders, the battles, and the history. Gramercy.
• Catton, Bruce. 2004. The Civil War. Mariner Books.
• Hankinson, Alan. 2004. First Bull Run. Praeger Publishers.
• Huston, James L. 2002. Calculating the value of the Union: Slavery, property rights,and the economic origins of the Civil War. The University of North CarolinaPress.

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