U.S History

U .S . History

The United States of America has a long and colorful history . There were many events which shaped the nation into the great country that it is today . One of those events that are of extreme relevance to American history was the Civil War . The war found the nation divided into two claiming thousands of lives in the process . Had the war ended with a different outcome , the nation would be very different from what it is today . Another relevant event in the history of the United States was the

Reconstruction . The war had left significant damage to the nation and it had to be rebuilt when the war was over . This essay seeks to discuss the reason behind the Civil War , the strengths and weaknesses of the parties involved and the successes and failures of the Reconstruction after the war The Civil War occurred because Southern states seceded from the Union There were two reasons why the Southern states , which would later be called the Confederate States of America , left the Union : slavery and the election of Abraham Lincoln as president . The Northern and Southern states were divided over the issue of slavery . The former supported it as they were agricultural states and slaves proved to be useful for those purposes while the latter opposed it and sought to have the institution of slavery abolished (Perry , 1989 . During this time , the Republican Party was formed and committed itself to the abolition of slavery . The Republican candidate for...