American Civil War  (tagged articles)

From Flourishing Industrial Slavocracy to Restrictive Tenancy and Re-Enslavement: The Southern Labor Force Before and After the Civil War

Mang Lu - Some scholars of American history suggest the institution of slavery was dying out on the eve of the Civil War, implying the Civil War was fought over more generic, philosophical states' rights principles rather than slavery itself. Economic evidence shows this conclusion... Keep Reading »

The Lingering Influence of Revolutionary Political Discourse From the Civil War and Reconstruction Era

Bhadrajee S. Hewage - The Civil War was a seminal moment in the historical development in the United States. The American Revolution may have created the U.S. as a sovereign nation, but the Civil War helped to determine what kind of nation America would become. The Reconstruction era, from... Keep Reading »

The Captain's Compromise: Political Symbolism in Herman Melville's Benito Cereno

Brian Chen - Until the outbreak of civil war, the United States would continually try and fail to subdue the existential threat of slavery, with each attempt exacerbating the sectional tensions between slave and free states. In 1830, Massachusetts Senator Daniel Webster claimed... Keep Reading »
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The Uprisings of Nat Turner and John Brown: Response and Treatment from the Abolitionist Movement and the Press

Franco A. Paz - This paper examines two influential slave uprisings and the treatment these received by both the abolitionist movement and the press. The first section explores the country’s reaction to John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry, as well as his subsequent... Keep Reading »

Rethinking the American Civil War, Through the Eyes of a Teenager

Adrienne M. Naylor - The legacy of the American Civil War with which we are left is one that emphasizes a participatory American populace, overwhelmingly enthused over and invested in the conflict. Particularly in the North, we are likely to think of a cooperative culture unifying civilians... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword American Civil War is tagged in the following 6 articles.

American Slavery
2021, Vol. 13 No. 05
From Flourishing Industrial Slavocracy to Restrictive Tenancy and Re-Enslavement: The Southern Labor Force Before and After the Civil War
By Mang Lu
Some scholars of American history suggest the institution of slavery was dying out on the eve of the Civil War, implying the Civil War was fought over more generic, philosophical states' rights principles rather than slavery itself. Economic evidence... Read Article »
Slavery Economics American Civil War Labor Economics Capitalism Agriculture Industrial Agriculture
American History
2021, Vol. 13 No. 01
The Lingering Influence of Revolutionary Political Discourse From the Civil War and Reconstruction Era
By Bhadrajee S. Hewage
The Civil War was a seminal moment in the historical development in the United States. The American Revolution may have created the U.S. as a sovereign nation, but the Civil War helped to determine what kind of nation America would become. The Reconstruction... Read Article »
American History American Civil War Reconstruction Confederacy American Slavery Political Discourse
American Literature
2019, Vol. 11 No. 01
The Captain's Compromise: Political Symbolism in Herman Melville's Benito Cereno
By Brian Chen
Until the outbreak of civil war, the United States would continually try and fail to subdue the existential threat of slavery, with each attempt exacerbating the sectional tensions between slave and free states. In 1830, Massachusetts Senator Daniel... Read Article »
English Literature American History American Slavery Herman Melville American Civil War
American History
2016, Vol. 8 No. 05
The Uprisings of Nat Turner and John Brown: Response and Treatment from the Abolitionist Movement and the Press
By Franco A. Paz
This paper examines two influential slave uprisings and the treatment these received by both the abolitionist movement and the press. The first section explores the country’s reaction to John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry, as... Read Article »
American History Slavery American Slavery Historiography American Civil War African-American History Nat Turner Abolitionist Movement
American Civil War
2012, Vol. 4 No. 05
Duty in the Face of Defeat: The Confederate Soldier's Perseverance
By William D. Jones
By 1864 and 1865, the effects of three years of war were like symptoms of a terrible disease afflicting the Confederacy. Internal divisions caused by perceptions of an overreaching and ineffectual government, antagonistic class and state objectives... Read Article »
American Civil War Confederacy Civil War Duty Honor War
American History
2010, Vol. 2 No. 01
Rethinking the American Civil War, Through the Eyes of a Teenager
By Adrienne M. Naylor
The legacy of the American Civil War with which we are left is one that emphasizes a participatory American populace, overwhelmingly enthused over and invested in the conflict. Particularly in the North, we are likely to think of a cooperative culture... Read Article »
American Civil War American History Mary Whitcomb Swanzey Copperheads Party Politics Slavery Draft Desertion Literary Culture

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