Category: Civil War

Table of Contents Author’s Thesis Historical Background Summary of Contents Commentary Works Cited Author’s Thesis The authors of this book explain how the events surrounding the American Civil War affected both the soldiers and civilians who were actively or inactively involved in the military campaign. Historical Background “A People at War” addresses the period beginning…

Table of Contents Introduction Abolitionists Consequences of the Rebellion Conclusion: Road to Civil War Works Cited Introduction Abolitionism is a movement that began its rapid development in the late 1700s and grew in the 1800s. Initially, the movement was peaceful because it was promoted by religious groups, such as Quakers and Methodists. However, abolitionism later…

The main reasons for the outbreak of the American Civil War had affected everyone. Eternal instability and uncertainty but a belief in a better life – this is how this period was characterized. At that time, a great number of black women activists were involved in the fight against slavery and inequality. They and I…

The American Civil War was a war between the citizens of the Northern and Southern states presented by the governments of the Union and the Confederacy. The Civil War started with the worsening relationships between the Union representatives, who were gaining more power in parliament. The abolition of slavery – the issue that caused wide…

Type of the document: Bill/law Date of the document: 1854 The author of the document: The Congress of the United States For what audience was the document written? This legal act was primarily intended for the public administrators working in the new territories of Kansas and Nebraska. Moreover, it was intended for people who had…

Table of Contents Introduction Events of the Crisis Conclusion References Introduction The events of the Nigerian Civil War unfolded within 30 months, from July 1967 to January 1970. The war brought a large-scale humanitarian crisis to the Biafra region, resulting in between 1 and 3 million civilian deaths from hostilities, disease, and starvation (“Biafra War,”…

Annotated Bibliography Giesberg, J. (2013). Waging war their own way: Women and the Civil War in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Legacies, 13(1-2), 16-27. Web. This article presents information regarding women’s activities in Pennsylvania during the Civil War. It describes their contributions to providing soldiers with homemade goods and emphasizes the female population’s role in nursing, including a…

Most heroic tales and historical facts from the Civil War focus on male generals, soldiers, and politicians. After all, warfare was considered a man’s job, but the view ignores that the conflict affected everyone in the country. Women could not sit idly while their husbands and children continued getting wounds or dying. Some went as…

Table of Contents Women Supported Physical and Mental Health of the Army Women Provided Food Supplies and Savings to Soldiers Conclusion References In the 19th century, American women were predominantly perceived only in the domestic context, which was probably one of the factors that led to the underestimation of their roles in the Civil War…

Literature always reflects every change in society and it stands to reason that American literature of the nineteenth century was strongly influenced by the tragic events of the Civil War of 1861-1865. Many authors were involved or to some extent interested in the war events, they used their war experience in their works and tried…