Was the Civil War really about slavery?
For over a century, one of a famous conflict in American history, the Civil War of 1861-1865, with Abraham Lincoln and his views of slaves. However, was the civil war exclusively about slavery? Was there more to the equation than just moral and ethical differences on the issues of extreme oppression and human rights? To answer these questions, we must first explain the economic and social landscape of the United States led to war. More specifically, to analyze the Northern and Southern policy, population, economic growth, industrial innovation, transportation development. These differences will define the unique pre-war and how Southern Union economic led to a divided and splite country.
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Most of these immigrants chose to settle in the northern city. Poverty was the main force for many Irish immigrants’ decided to come to the United States. By the 1850s, half of the United States’ population was made by Irish at the major urban areas of population such as New York and Boston. Farmers which were mainly from Catholic backgrounds had to face many difficulties of adapting to the city and the environment. Faced with extreme discrimination in employment, the majority of the Irish people entered the labor force participated in the work as a manual labourers and Irish women in the service sector as domestic maids and assistants. The discrimination ultimately had a huge impact, because it encourages Irish Americans became more active in political and social affairs. With a solid sense of cultural identity, high cultural level, and extraordinary organizational abilities, Irish officials was in the progress of increasing contemporary American urban politics, and it played an important …show more content…
However, immigrants from Germany were more likely to settle in the central and western rural areas or border towns and in the community and government affairs were less positive. In the uprising years between 1830 and 1848, some Germans fled to the United States to escape tyranny of their political issues. However, most of the migration came here for different purposes: to maintain a traditional way of life. The Industrial Revolution began in England and spread to the early 18th century and the 19th century in the Western Europe had introduced a new manufacturing process, while rarely disrupting the old way of life for the German farmers, shopkeepers, and traditional industries, such as expert carpenter. After settling in the Midwest, German immigrants began to re-establish the old German customs, they had set up camps for their siblings, coffee houses, as well as education and music community in Germany. German immigrants brought their indispensable aspect of German culture, it were rapidly becoming essential aspect of American life. These include German traditions of Christmas tree and giving of Christmas gifts, nursery practices, and gymnasium. Germany 's strong education and technology paved the way for many customs, many immigrants came into contact with outstanding engineering, optics, pharmaceutical manufacturing, metals and manufacturing
For over a century, one of a famous conflict in American history, the Civil War of 1861-1865, with Abraham Lincoln and his views of slaves. However, was the civil war exclusively about slavery? Was there more to the equation than just moral and ethical differences on the issues of extreme oppression and human rights? To answer these questions, we must first explain the economic and social landscape of the United States led to war. More specifically, to analyze the Northern and Southern policy, population, economic growth, industrial innovation, transportation development. These differences will define the unique pre-war and how Southern Union economic led to a divided and splite country.
American Economic …show more content…
Most of these immigrants chose to settle in the northern city. Poverty was the main force for many Irish immigrants’ decided to come to the United States. By the 1850s, half of the United States’ population was made by Irish at the major urban areas of population such as New York and Boston. Farmers which were mainly from Catholic backgrounds had to face many difficulties of adapting to the city and the environment. Faced with extreme discrimination in employment, the majority of the Irish people entered the labor force participated in the work as a manual labourers and Irish women in the service sector as domestic maids and assistants. The discrimination ultimately had a huge impact, because it encourages Irish Americans became more active in political and social affairs. With a solid sense of cultural identity, high cultural level, and extraordinary organizational abilities, Irish officials was in the progress of increasing contemporary American urban politics, and it played an important …show more content…
However, immigrants from Germany were more likely to settle in the central and western rural areas or border towns and in the community and government affairs were less positive. In the uprising years between 1830 and 1848, some Germans fled to the United States to escape tyranny of their political issues. However, most of the migration came here for different purposes: to maintain a traditional way of life. The Industrial Revolution began in England and spread to the early 18th century and the 19th century in the Western Europe had introduced a new manufacturing process, while rarely disrupting the old way of life for the German farmers, shopkeepers, and traditional industries, such as expert carpenter. After settling in the Midwest, German immigrants began to re-establish the old German customs, they had set up camps for their siblings, coffee houses, as well as education and music community in Germany. German immigrants brought their indispensable aspect of German culture, it were rapidly becoming essential aspect of American life. These include German traditions of Christmas tree and giving of Christmas gifts, nursery practices, and gymnasium. Germany 's strong education and technology paved the way for many customs, many immigrants came into contact with outstanding engineering, optics, pharmaceutical manufacturing, metals and manufacturing