Tag: Civil war

1850 Compromise of 1850- Fugitive Slave act 1851 Uncle Tom’s Cabin- 300,000 copies, Harriet Beechen Stows May 1854 Kansas- Nebraska Act- practice popular sovereignty 1855 Bleeding Kansas- fight for slave or free state, 200 died May 1856 Charles Sumner was…

Sudan is the largest country in Africa and almost the size of the continental U. S. east of the Mississippi River. Sudan’s population is one of the most diverse on the African continent. It is home to two major cultures,…

Medical Practices of the Civil War The medical practices used during the Civil War era were not very advanced and took a big toll on the war itself. Many of the soldiers, both Union and Confederate, returned home with missing…

WAR WAR. The very sound of those three letters can conjure up feelings and images of fighting, explosions, fear, sorrow, hate, and most importantly death, especially to those who have been in one or even two. But not everything associated…

Kathie Kaidan 4/14/10 HST 202 Paper #2 There is much controversy and uncertainty about the reasons of why the Civil War started, and why it went on for so long. The Civil War is unusual not only in American History,…

Changes in Farming: Contributing factors in farming changes post Civil War After the Civil War there were many factors that contributed the changes that occurred in farming in America. Among them was the drive for the South to renew and…

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Civil War is rooted in history. Hundreds of years before their civil war, many people were kidnapped and forced into slavery. Ensuring a safe place aboard their own ships from disease and illness, European…