Summary: Why The North Won The Civil War
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The Civil War, beginning in 1861 and ending in 1865, was a notorious event in American history for many influential reasons. Among them was the war 's conclusive role in determining a united or divided American nation, its efforts to successfully abolish the slavery institution and bring victory to the northern states. This Civil War was first inspired by the unsettling differences that divided the northern and southern states over the power that resided in the hands of the national government to constrain slavery from taking place within the territories. There was only one victor in the Civil War. Due to the lack of resources, plethora of weaknesses, and disorganized leadership the Southern States possessed in comparison to the Northern States, …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the civil war was a notorious event in american history for many influential reasons. it was inspired by the unsettling differences that divided the northern and southern states over the power that resided in the national government.
- Analyzes how the north entered the civil war with many distinct assets that rendered them more competent than the southern states.
- Explains that while the north had stronger assets, the south participated in the civil war because of the few assets it held throughout the war.
- Compares the economic and political aspects of the civil war between the north and the south. the south was dependent on slavery, while the north led an abolitionist movement.
- Explains that the southerners had defensive views regarding the institution of slavery and the constitutional issues it heightened. the northerners enlisted free blacks into the army to fight the confederacy.
- Analyzes how jefferson davis, president of the confederate states of america, showed weaknesses in his leadership which may have contributed to the confederacy's loss and the unions win.
- Concludes that the eruption of the civil war, which northerners won, was an influential and remarkable event that altered the course of history.
The North entered the Civil War with many distinct assets that rendered them more competent than the Southern states. Those assets consisted of having more men, more financial stability, economic strength, and far reaching transportation systems. According to the book: Why the North Won the Civil War by Donald, David Herbert, and Richard Nelson the primary cause to the North’s success was given by, “the vast superiority of the North in men and materials, in instruments of production, in communication facilities, in business organization and skill – and assuming for the sake of the argument no more than rough quality in statecraft and generalship – the final outcome seems all but inevitable.” In many ways the north, during the Civil, was more economically dominant than the South …show more content…
Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America, showed weaknesses within his leadership which may have contributed to the confederacy’s loss and the unions win . Davis failed in three vital ways. These ways were: his relations with other confederate authorities and with the people, as well as in his fundamental concept of his job as president and in his organization and specific handling of his role as commander in chief . Davis failed in maintaining communication with leaders and with his people, often unable to admit when he is wrong which led to lack organization in his role . In addition, Davis was a conservative leader, not a revolutionary one which meant that his strength was often in protocol and convention rather than in innovation . Studying each of these aspects that represented a weakness in Jefferson Davis’s leadership, Lincoln in comparison provided more admirable and outstanding qualities within his leadership which in many ways affected the outcome of the war
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- Explains that the north won the american civil war due to their industrialized economy, rather than their commanders and strategies.
- Explains that the american civil war was fought between the north and the south because of lincoln's election as president in 1860, triggering southerners' decision to secede.
- Explains that the south lost the war because the north outclassed it at almost every point, militarily.
- Explains that the union had its obvious advantages and resources, which the south did not. the north's economic advantages allowed them to produce military supplies and replace damaged equipment faster than the confederacy.
- Analyzes how the confederacy made a critical mistake by believing that its thriving cotton industry alone would be enough to maintain itself throughout the war.
- Explains that the north's farming industries were important supplements to its economic dominance of the south. the union had large amounts of land available for growing food crops.
- Analyzes how the north's population exceeded that of the south, which gave them more potential enlistees and civilian manpower.
- Analyzes how the south's lack of an industrialized economy contributed to their loss, but they didn't lose for idealism, dedication to its cause or beliefs, or bravery and skill on the battlefield.
- Explains that the south had excellent military leadership, whereas the north lacked strong, efficient leadership.
- Compares the south's strategy of winning the war by avoiding losing to that of george washington in the american revolution.
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- Analyzes how richard n. current argues in his essay "god and the strongest battalions" that confederate loss was the consequence of economic shortcomings and logistical blunders.
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- Analyzes how jones' book offers a new perspective on the key factors of the civil war, such as the fear of european intervention before 1863, napoleon's grand design for the americas, and lincoln'
- Explains that lincoln was concerned about the possibility of the british and french supporting the confederacy, and the calamity this could have had for the north.
- Argues that lincoln's greatest fear was the recognition of the confederacy by britain, who could easily convince the other european powers to end the liberal revolutions and restore the old order.
- Analyzes how jones' ability to narrate the event demonstrates his superb analytical skills; on how lincoln's antislavery ideology impacted his foreign policy.
- Analyzes how jones argued that the confederacy was persuaded it could win the war because cotton was king, and the british would not let their economy collapse if they could not supply its industrial mills.
- Analyzes how the confederacy made great efforts to convince britain and france that they needed king cotton, but the arguments mason and slidell put forward could not support their argument that the union blockade was ineffective.
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- Explains that the south couldn't have won the civil war because state's rights prevented unification. the south faced problems of politics and government that complicated its problem of economic mobilization.
- Analyzes how jefferson davis' poor leadership and his failure to work together with his generals caused the south to lose the civil war.
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- Analyzes how the north's superior resources made the outcome inevitable causing a civil war loss for the south.
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- Explains that slavery was the main argument between the northern and the southern states of the u.s.
- Explains that the civil war provoked the notion of free labor, the root of american capitalism. free labor was associated with honorable jobs, such as working in factories.
- Describes how fredrick douglass was an influential african american abolitionist who broke the chains of slavery and fled to the north in pursuit of freedom and better livelihood than slavery.
- Analyzes how douglass' achieving freedom influenced the southerners to walk his path, which expanded the original connotation of free labor to include african-americans.
- Explains the principle that led to the development of free labor was the recruitment of black slaves for the union's army.
- Explains that white southerners were still practicing what's called "enslaved labor", which was mainly dependent on agriculture. they needed to maintain law and order through physical punishment, threats, and other techniques.
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