Back to category: History Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. A Nation Battles Trevor Heekin Mrs. Niechayev Adv. Am. Lit. 23February2003 A Nation Battles The 1860’s were a decade mostly occupied by one nation battling against each other for one thing. They were fighting for slavery, whether it was right or wrong. The American Dream was affected in the 1860’s by the Civil War where members of the same country went to war over a topic of freedom in slavery for the people in the South. A war that tore our country to pieces, the Civil War was one that changed our country forever. The Civil War went on from 1861 to 1865. Over 3 million Americans went to battle with 600,000 people dying for their country. A man by the name of Jefferson Davis decided to construct his own country this was known as the secession of the southern states in 1861. These new states would be known as the confederate states. “ The confederacy would soon embrace 11 states with a population one-third that of the whole Union-5 Â... Posted by: Asare Mabel Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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