The American Civil War

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The American Civil War (1861-1865),had so many causes and lingering impactsthat revolved around the welfare of slaves and former slaves.

Write a paper discussing the following: Major causes of the Civil War; the role played by African Americans in the War; and the outcomes of the War, including the positive and negative experiences of African Americans after the War (during the ‘Era of Reconstruction’).

  • Your answer should be in an Essay Form (Title, Introduction, Main Body, Conclusion, and Citation/References).
  • Your answer should be 4 pages long.
  • Font Type: Times New Roman; Font Size: 12; Spacing: Double Spacing.
  • Make sure to read and use the two required textbooks and one other source (Book or Journal Article). Include page numbers.
  • 5 points will be deducted for essays that do not include the two textbooks required for this class.


Required Book

Karenga Maulana. Introduction to Black Studies. 4thEdition. Los Angeles: University of Sankore Press, 2010.

you should use this link to get more resources ( two more are enough ) https://libwvu.on.worldcat.org/search?databaseList...


TOPIC 6: American Civil War, Reconstruction and Beyond: The Struggle for Civil Rights in America, 19thand 20thcenturies.

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The American Civil War
The American Civil War (1861-1865) is one of the horrific war in the history of the
United States. The war involved the American states divided as the Union and the Confederate
States in the South that revolted because of their disagreements about the abolishment of slavery
in the United States. The horrific war resulted in massive impacts as many people died on the
battlefield and beyond. The war also affected the economy of the United States as the country
spent a substantial amount of money in its funding. African Americans also participated in the
war and had both negative and positive experience over the Reconstruction period. Therefore,
the American Civil War enormously impacted the US in the social, economic, and political
context, an outcome that resulted in both positive and negative experiences for the African
Americans during the Reconstruction period.
Several factors motivated and intensified the American Civil War. The primary factor
was the difference between States regarding the legalization of slavery. The free and slave states
differed regarding the amount of power granted to the national government on prohibiting
slavery in regions that had not been declared states yet (Keegan, page 56, 2009). The incoming
Republican government led by Abraham Lincoln and many other Northern States did not agree
with the legitimacy of separation where some seven Southern States formed the Confederate
State of America. The Confederation involved slave states that did not agree with Lincoln’s idea

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of abolishing slavery across the United States hence they decided to form their new nation. The
confederate grew to eleven states while those who remained loyal to the US were called the
Union. The development created...


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