HIST 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Emancipation Proclamation
29 Jan 2018
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We still have a lot of the remnants from this period around today. Us came really close to falling apart. If the south had rebelled instead of seceding, they might have won the war. There are lots of different names for the civil war, including the war between the. States, the war of rebellion, the great rebellion, the war of northern aggression, The war for southern independence, the freedom war, the war for the union, the. War of secession, the war to end slavery, and the united states of america vs. It was technically the united states of america vs. the confederate states of america. This was an international conflict, both sides had internationally recognized governments. Polls today say it was mostly fighting for states" rights. Some say it was from tariffs and taxes, but there isn"t much historical evidence for that. Some also say that the election of lincoln, the first republican president played a role.
