The Battle Of Gettysburg War Of The Modern Age - 1948 Words

The University of West Alabama The Battle of Gettysburg War of the Modern Age HY 505-01 Leslie Jones Dr. Gentsch April 25, 2016 The Battle of Gettysburg I. Introduction II. Background Issues that made the South and North different General Lee General Meade III. Body The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Somme IV. Conclusion The American Civil War began on April 12 1861. There are several reason that the Civil war began. The first reason was the major difference in the economic and social status that was taking place in the South versus the North. Second reason that the war broke out was the issue of states’ rights versus federal rights when it came to who would have more power in the states. The third reason was†¦show more content†¦Meanwhile in the North they were an economy based on agriculture. The North was using raw cotton and turning it into finish goods. This would cause a rift in the economy of the north and the south. This change meant the evolution of the North would bring many different races and classes having to work together to accomplish their new way of life. With the south stuck in their antiquated ways they would fall behind in infrastructure and technology. The issue of State Rights versus Federal Rights was other major issue that would bring on the Civil War in America. This had been an issue since the American Revolution. With the introduction of The Articles of Confederation. The Article of Confederations gave the power to the federal government. This weak federal government would soon be replaced when the Articles of Confederation would replace with the U. S. Constitution in 1789. This caused many issues among the states. Many of the states felt that they should be able to decide if they were going to consent to certain federal acts. This would bring about the idea of nullification, which would give the states the right to rule federal act unconstitutional. The new government would deny the idea of nullification pushing the states to move toward secession. The third issues that cause problems between the north and the south was the issues of whether the new states that were entering the union, would they be a slave or non-slave state. The