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Why Is The American Civil War Important To The Period Of 1865

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Various events took place in the United States of America prior to 1865 that shaped its political, economic and social fabrics. This presentation explores these events while pointing out their impacts to the period of 1865, a period of civil war in the United States of America. Some of the events were positive while others were negative, but more importantly, they shaped the experiences of the people in terms of governance and general politics, not only in the united states of America but to the world at large. The events include the American Revolution, abolitionism movements, constitution and constitution amendments, American civil war, and the assassinations of prominent leaders like President Abraham Lincoln. Readers of this presentation …show more content…

The revolution war is important and significant to mention in this presentation since it allowed the colonies to form a united government known as the United States of America (Bailyn 12). The war lasted from 1775 up to 1783 that left many people dead but placed the country on the path of independent governance. The conflict was due to the tension that existed between the thirteen North American colonies and their colonizers, the Great Britain. The people of the colonized America were not happy with the terms and conditions imposed on them by the colonial government, and as a result, they sought resurgence to drive them away to establish self-rule. Other sympathizers joined the war, for example, France joined the war in 1778, which led to the great Britain being defeated in 1781, though the war continued until 1783. After the formation of a government, other events followed that shaped the American political …show more content…

Some people from the south considered President Lincoln as a disgrace to the south and sought to kill him. For example, a man called Booth from Maryland colluded with David Harold among the rest to exterminate him for his crimes he did by halting the institution of slavery. The assassination happened after the end of the American civil war that left over six hundred thousand people dead (McPherson 22). He delivered a speech in March 1865 before he was killed one month later and called on people to be united and avoid anything that would bring bloodshed in the country. The assassination of the president is important in this presentation since it alerted the people that the end of any war does not imply the establishment of peace. In fact, many presidents were later assassinated in the United States of America following some dissenting opinions. The last assassination of the American president was witnessed in J.F Kennedy when the country made a declaration that another president would not be assassinated again. However, different attempts were later tried to kill a sitting president, including the immediate former president, Barack

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