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Civil War: Nation vs Civil Rights HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=P5MMFPY DK_8 Thomas Crawford’s Statute of Freedom The Cap fo Slavery or Feathered Helmet of Freedom. Northern and Southern Issues Northern: Limiting or eradicating slavery in the newly created and soon to be created states. Enforcing Union and Federal government power to prevent secession or insurrection(Constitution). Preserving the Union and national government. Limiting the slave trade and the running away of slave trade. Enforcing economic and political influence over the Southern states. Preserving Ante-bellum country Southern Interests Preserving state rights and limiting the intrusion of Federal government into state politics and culture. Preserving Southern culture and social system that “took care of the slaves!” Preserving their economy which is in cotton manufactured by slaves. Finding more land to expand slavery in the Southern states coming into the Union Social History of the War(The Other Civil War)** The War still had much dissent of poor against rich and rebellion(Zinn, p. 228). Prices rocketed so it caused strikes in New York: Machinist factory, House painters, workmen, glass cutters, demanding higher wages(p. 229). Women entered the factories bringing wages down. Paid 3$/week in umbrella factories. 12 hour days(p. 230). Conscription Act(1864): Escape clause-Rich people pay 300$ for substitute. Conscription Act of Confederacy(1863). Could pay for substitute.(p. 231) Rich Man’s War 1,000 families received 50 million $ income. 660,000 received 60 million$ income(p. 231). Anti draft riots in northern and southern cities. Many bands formed societies seeing rich profit from their deaths(p. 231). Desertions were 200,000 soldiers in the army(p. 232). http://www.civil-warjourneys.org/_derived/map_of_civil_war_battles.htm_txt_civil_w ar_map.gif Government as Dictator of the Rich What is a leader? Discussion Moriff Tariff-made foreign products more expensive and raise prices for the poor(p. 233). point Contract labor Law of 1864: contract with foreign workers and get 12 months of wages for immigration.(p. 234). Courts of law was protecting rich and landowners in contract cases(p. 235). Suspension of habeas corpus law for Confederate soldiers and spies. Throw in jail. President made commander and chief. Tried in military tribunals Government Emancipator What is a servant leader? Question: Was the war solely an economic war of protection of Border States or was it a moral cause? Other benefits: Free slaves to become spies and join the Union army. Disrupt the Confederacy. Slaves helped push Union to give freedom. They sided and escaped to Union armies. They demanded freedom on plantations. Jan 1, 1863: Liberated slaves in all areas of the war. 3 million slaves were freed. Revolution of freedom in the country. African-Americans in the Civil War* Blacks were recruited to the army by posters. Many recruited by appeals for freedom and valor. Victory at Milliken Bend, Louisiana changed attitudes of whites. Blacks were put into laboring positions and none became commissioned officers. They were in segregated units. Played role in war outcome. 185,000 Blacks fought in the Union. The th 54 Massachusetts Six Hundred blackmen assaulted Fort Wagner. 40 percent did not return. Large battle for courage by African-American soldiers. Sergeant William Carney saw color bearer fall and seized it in return while sustaining injuries. 37 years for a Medal of Honor. Blacks were paid 10.00 which was 3 dollars less than white. Some did it free. Clothing was of poor quality. Women in Civil War Women fought alongside men but disguised themselves. 250 women fought in ranks. Women were spies usually posing in social parties and sent plans of Confederate army in Battle of Bull run. Bella Boyd was most famous spies. Women also managed the farms and plantations while men were away to war. They were pillaged, raped, and exploited during the war by marauding armies. 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Cherokee was divided. Majority stayed with the Union. They fought in major campaigns in Pennsylvania and Wichita battle. They felt that government would give them freedom and leave them alone. Colored regiment-all people were colored. Cherokee fought with Confederacy. They were punished at the end of the war. They fought on First Battle of Manassas. Asian-Pacific Islanders How do foreign American citizens fight for freedom in a 300 API combatants fought incountry? the war. unfree The 2005 identification of Hong Kong born combatant Thomas Sylvanus (Ah Yee Way) gave me the opportunity to reclaim his amazing lifelong fight for freedom and justice in Chinese Yankee: A True Story from the Civil War (2014). Summary http://www.archives.gov /research/military/civilwar/photos/ 1. Sectionalism, Economy, Slavery causes of the war. 2. Social consequences involved disputes 3. Government’s role in civil war-dictator and emancipator. 4. African-American involvement. Women’s involvement. NativeAmerican involvement.