ia_2009_a_james

This study will seek to answer the question: Was Slavery the cause of the American Civil War? I chose to answer this question because the American Civil War was a war that has affected America ever since it ended. The "Jim Crow" laws and the Civil Rights movement were direct results of the war. Reconstruction after the war led to the naturalization of Black slaves, and allowed black men to vote.

I have structured my analysis section in the following manner: I first talk about why slavery was important in 1860s America and why it is important nowadays. I then move on to political and cultural reasons for the war, and then I reach a conclusion.

I have made use of a variety of sources to aid me, including: Burton's //The Age of Lincoln//, Manning's //What this cruel war was// over, and Adès //The Little Book of the Civil War.//

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1] Anonymous, //Reconstruction//, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction, May 15, 2008