Stephen crane & The Civil War An introduction to Stephen
Cranes Red Badge of Courage By April Vela An introduction to
Stephen Cranes Red Badge of Courage By April Vela Just Before the
Battle, Mother.
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Stephen crane 1871-1900 Stephen Crane was one of America's
foremost realistic writers, and his works have been credited with
marking the beginning of modern American Naturalism. His Civil War
novel The Red Badge of Courage (1895) is a classic of American
literature that realistically depicts the psychological
complexities of fear and courage on the battlefield. Weeping Sad
and Lonely
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Naturalism High-Jake Game (1861) by Thomas LeClear Many
African-American men fought in the Civil War. Some were forced to
fight to preserve Slavery. Others were promised freedom if they
fought. Northern African-American soldiers who were captured were
automatically executed. Roll, Alabama, Roll The term naturalism
describes a type of literature that attempts to apply scientific
principles of objectivity and detachment to its study of human
beings. Naturalistic writers thus used a version of the scientific
method to write their novels; they studied human beings governed by
their instincts and passions as well as the ways in which the
characters' lives were governed by forces of heredity and
environment. The term naturalism describes a type of literature
that attempts to apply scientific principles of objectivity and
detachment to its study of human beings. Naturalistic writers thus
used a version of the scientific method to write their novels; they
studied human beings governed by their instincts and passions as
well as the ways in which the characters' lives were governed by
forces of heredity and environment.
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The Civil War An American war between the Northern and Southern
states between the years 1861-1865. There were three main causes:
1.Unfair Taxation 2.States Rights 3.Slavery An American war between
the Northern and Southern states between the years 1861-1865. There
were three main causes: 1.Unfair Taxation 2.States Rights 3.Slavery
Battle Hymn of the Republic
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1. Unfair taxation The history and economy of the North were
very different from those of the South. Factories developed in the
North, while large cotton plantations developed in the South. The
Southern plantation owners relied on slave labor for economic
success. Their crops were sold to cotton mills in England, and the
ships returned with cheap manufactured goods produced in Europe. By
the early 1800s, Northern factories were producing many of those
same goods, and Northern politicians were able to pass heavy taxes
on imported goods from Europe so that Southerners would have to buy
goods from the North. These taxes angered Southerners.
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2. States Rights Jefferson Davis President of the
ConfederacyJefferson Davis President of the Confederacy Oh, Im a
Good Old Rebel Southerners felt that the Federal government was
passing laws, such as import taxes, that treated them unfairly.
They believed that individual states had the right to "nullify", or
overturn, any law the Federal government passed. They also believed
that individual states had the right to leave the United States and
form their own independent country. Most people in the North
believed that the concepts of "nullification" and "states' rights"
would make the United States a weaker country and were against
these ideas.
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3. Slavery Meanwhile, in the North, many religious groups
worked hard to end slavery in the United States. They were morally
opposed to the idea that one person could own another.
Abolitionists in the North wrote books, published newspapers
spreading their ideas about slavery, and often assisted slaves to
freedom when they ran away from their masters. Southerners believed
that abolitionists were attacking their way of life and that the
Federal government was not doing enough to protect their property
from running away. Southerners were also concerned that new states
were entering the Union that did not permit citizens to own slaves,
because the more free states that entered the Union, the weaker
Southerners' influence in the Federal government would become. No
More Auction Block
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Union vs. Confederacy
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Union soldiers Private Samuel Wilson
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Officers of the 93 rd New York Infantry
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Unidentified Union Soldiers
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Confederate Soldiers Company D, 3 rd Georgia Infantry
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Black Confederate
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Confederate soldiers were also known as the Rebels.
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The realties of war
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Civil War surgeons became skilled at amputating limbs to
prevent infections.
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Results of the Civil War 1.The Union wins 2.Slavery ends
3.Lincoln is killed by John Wilkes Booth 4.Reconstruction begins
5.Ku Klux Klan forms 6.360,000 Union deaths vs. 260 Confederate
deaths 7.Six billion dollars spent by the Union 8.Two billion
dollars spent by the Confederacy 9.Civil War First Modern War
10.Railway and Telegraph first used in war Booth Killed
Lincoln
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Now, you are ready to 1.Read Stephen Cranes Red Badge of
Courage 2.Read The Drummer Boy of Shiloh 3.Read Primary documents
related to the Civil War