Contribution of Different Groups to the Civil War and an...

Question 1: Three to four million men mostly of European descent fought in the Civil War, but the following groups also made significant contributions: Free Blacks Black soldiers Women in the North Women in the South Native Americans Which of these groups had the greatest influence in the course of the war? Why? Which of these groups was most influenced by the war? Slavery was a complicated issue for Northern whites. As pointed out by historian Kevin M. Schultz (2011), Northerners were generally in agreement that slavery was wrong, yet they were very uneasy with the idea of creating a large, free black population in the U.S. The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 was a step toward that idea. The Proclamation did not free all slaves, since the border states of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware were exempted, as were Tennessee and areas of Virginia and Louisiana already under Union occupation (Schultz, 2011, p. 265). An important provision, however, was that black Americans would now be allowed to join the military. In the two years following the Emancipation Proclamation, 180,000 black men enlisted (Schultz, p. 265). They were poorly treated but eager to fight for a cause in which they had a high stake. Their numbers and their passion for the cause made African-American soldiers a powerful asset to the Union. The Confederate Army continued to use slaves during the war but did not allow African-Americans to fight. Even the Confederates treatment of blackShow MoreRelatedA Linguistic Analysis of Obama’s Inaugural Address9492 Words   |  38 PagesRhythm and Rhetoric: A Linguistic Analysis of Obama’s Inaugural Address Liilia Batluk Supervisor: Stuart Foster School of Humanities Halmstad University Bachelor’s thesis in English Acknowledgment My appreciations to my supervisor Stuart Foster for very helpful advice during the research. Abstract In this essay I shall analyze Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address, January, 2009 from the perspective of various linguistic techniques. More specifically, I shall propose and focus on the idea that theRead MoreArt of Public Speaking5805 Words   |  24 Pagesoff the screen to a bored audience sitting in a darkened room. Discontent with this kind of discourse has been captured perfectly in Peter Norvig’s parody of what the Gettysburg Address might have looked like if Abraham Lincoln had presented it with PowerPoint (â€Å"The Gettysburg PowerPoint Presentation,† at www.norvig.com/Gettysburg/). When used properly, however, PowerPoint is a rich resource that allows a speaker to integrate text, photographs, charts, graphs, sound, even video into a speechRead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pages Agricultural and Pastoral Societies in Ancient and Classical History Jack Metzgar, Striking Steel: Solidarity Remembered Janis Appier, Policing Women: The Sexual Politics of Law Enforcement and the LAPD Allen Hunter, ed., Rethinking the Cold War Eric Foner, ed., The New American History. Revised and Expanded Edition E SSAYS ON _ T WENTIETH- C ENTURY H ISTORY Edited by Michael Adas for the American Historical Association TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PRESS PHILADELPHIA TempleRead More1000 Word Essay85965 Words   |  344 PagesReserve when on active duty and their family members, if otherwise eligible for services. Army appropriated fund(APF) and non appropriated fund (NAF) employees and their family members, if otherwise eligible for services. Family members of prisoners of war or personnel missing in action, if otherwise eligible for services. Surviving family members of military personnel who died while on active duty, if otherwise eligible for services. In overseas commands, the Commander will determine eligibility according