Causes of the Civil War

Just breaking the silence around here

feeds@yuku.com (CaptainThornton) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:12:42 GMT

Where oh where are you tonight?
Why did ya leave me here all alone?
I serched all the topics, thought I'd find a new one
But you didnt post one so shucks I was wrong......

Cap'n

The Causes in the eyes of the Common Soldier

feeds@yuku.com (CaptainThornton) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:31:43 GMT

Greetings All,

Thought I would like your thoughts on just what the common solider thought about the causes of the war. Certainly every man who answered the call to arms had a reason and purpose.

For the Union Soldier the general thought is most wanted to do their part to preserve the Union. I think this is pretty much true and probably is the mainstay of why so many Northen men answered Lincoln's call to arms in 1861. Personally, I dont believe the majority at...

Kentucky's gonna Fry tonight !

feeds@yuku.com (AWedgeaway) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:02:56 GMT

Here's a short video that you some of you might get a kick out of. I thought it was hilarious! :

http://connect.tangle.com...key=4875b8edfb70c2db1f5d

I hope it opens.

Have any of you Civil War Historians ( Not Buffs) ever visited Natchez, MS?

feeds@yuku.com (dawgmaster) — Sun, 17 May 2009 20:12:13 GMT

If you have plans to visit Mississippi, go visit the Vicksburg National Military Park. Back during the Civil War Seige of Vicksburg, many families lived in man made caves in the bluffs around Vicksburg. Today, they are still there, but the growth of Kudzu,has covered them all . After visiting the Park, drive South on Hwy 61 to Port Gipson , this is the town that Sherman supposedly stated: " It's too beautiful to burn " ! and you will see alot of beautiful old homes there. There...

News ca. 1860

feeds@yuku.com (diddyriddick) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:01:32 GMT

Hiyas!

Just a heads-up. There is an excellent piece in the March edition of North and South on the effects of the news media on molding public opinion both north and south. Ya'll might want to check it out.

David

A middle school challenge anyone?

feeds@yuku.com (texas tchr) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:51:07 GMT

I am a teacher of eighth grade students in U.S. history and am looking for choices for them to have as we study the Civil War unit. In learning about the causes of the Civil War I thought they could look briefly into the matter, see what the textbook and my curriculum says, and then let those who choose ask questions or make arguments about their beliefs of the issue using a discussion thread.

In looking for discussion boards about the Civil War that is both intelligent and, well,...

The Tarriff

feeds@yuku.com (diddyriddick) — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:16:35 GMT

Heyas!

In my research, I've come across repeated references to
"the tarriff" when referring to southern resentment. I get that it was a tax that unfairly(and I use this term guardedly) penalized southern agrarianism.

Can anybody shed some light for my ignorance? What was the nature of "the tarriff?" Was it a monolithic single law? A body of laws over time? Was it part of a larger tax law?

Any help would be appreciated.

David

Background on the 3\5ths rule

feeds@yuku.com (jpeter) — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:12:08 GMT

From my notes... Sorry for the length (although on this board, size is relative).

The slave power of the South began at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. At the time, the Constitution was acceptable to the southern states only if the north accepted the "3\5ths rule". This rule demanded that 3/5ths of the slaves be counted as part of the American census even though these slaves had no voting rights. In other words, if a state contained 100,000 slaves, it would add 60,000...

Commentaries on the Constitution: Nationalists/Federalists

feeds@yuku.com (CChartreux) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:15:26 GMT

All -

I figured Id share what Im learning from my Commentaries on the Constitution book. Im not sure how much and to what degree I can keep this up but Ill try.

Ive elected to separate the two positions in separate threads: one for the nationalist/federalist school and one for the states rights school.

...

Commentaries on the Constitution: States Rights

feeds@yuku.com (CChartreux) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:08:06 GMT

Lincoln's War Crimes?

feeds@yuku.com (Billyank1864) — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:55:12 GMT

A neo-confederate friend of mine on an undisclosed site claims that these are War Crimes Lincoln is guilty of and I would love your take on them.

Lincoln waged a war that cost the lives of 620,000 Americans. Including the murder of 50,000 innocent Southern civilians.

He arrested several thousand Marylanders suspected of Southern sympathies, including 30 members of the State legislature, a US Congressman representing Maryland, the mayor and police commissioner of Baltimore,...

Theology, Race and the Civil War

feeds@yuku.com (jpeter) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:11:21 GMT

In regards to the Civil War, can we ask for intellectually reasonable answers to emotionally moral questions?

Civil War causation provides for an interesting set of theological and ethical issues as it regards slavery.

I found this question more interesting while studying 17th century American history recently. I hope others will be willing to follow along in three separate posts.

The original Mayflower colonists under William Bradford came to this country intent on...

Honor and Morality

feeds@yuku.com (jpeter) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:18:03 GMT

Just for the sake of argument, Id like pursue a different line of reasoning on Civil War causation.

For most of the 2nd and 3rd quarters of the 19th century, I believe this country did not operate as a nation; it operated really as two states. The modern comparison, even if its crude, might be Pakistan or Iraq. Both have enormous regional differences to the point where their local (or tribal) interests outweigh the national interest. In the case of Iraq, these regional differences...

Abolitionism in the CW context

feeds@yuku.com (jpeter) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:05:49 GMT

The following is only meant to shade the discussion for the slavery cause issue as it applies to this forum. Hopefully it will give some context to Lincoln's understanding of recolonization and abolition in general. Any further additions on this subject would be helpful.

In 1817, a society called the American Colonization Society (ACS) was formed. It advocated, as you might imagine, the recolonization of freed blacks and the eventual and gradual emancipation and recolonization of...

The Five Civilized Nations and the Confederacy

feeds@yuku.com (Missouri Brigade) — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:17:26 GMT

Greetings,

I've noticed on several threads questions and discussion on various aspects of the actions of the Cherokee's specifically, and the Five Civilized Nations in general during the War.

In an effort to pull these together under "one roof" I thought I'd start this thread.

This one is particularly a "labor of love" for me. For one reason it's an area of study that fascinates me, and yet is NOT widely studied. It also is one which has immense...

Founding Fathers Politics & Influence - Civil War

feeds@yuku.com (CChartreux) — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 21:05:01 GMT

Hi Everyone -

I came across an article today on the Internet that I thought was interesting here:

cip.cornell.edu/DPubS/Rep...7/body/pdf

It's entitled 'English Liberal Thought in Early United States Historythe tariff was NOT an export TAX on COTTON.

The tariff was collected on imports not exports. A Tariff on...