The Civil War And Industrialization

Overview:

Write a five-page analysis of the American Civil War.

This assessment allows you to demonstrate your understanding of a critical event in American history.

Competency 3: Examine how the Civil War was a catalyst for economic change.By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

- Analyze the conflict between industry and agriculture in America.
- Examine the economic shifts after the Civil War.
- Analyze the cultural shift after the Civil War.
- Investigate the emotional impact of the Civil War.
- Analyze whether slavery might have been profitable for the South in 1860.
Competency 6: Communicate effectively in a variety of formats.

Resources:

Coclanis, P. A., & Engerman, S. L. (2013). Would slavery have survived without the Civil War?Southern Cultures, 19(2), 66–90.
Post, C. (2011). Social-property relations, class-conflict and the origins of the U.S. Civil War: Towards a new social interpretation. Historical Materialism, 19(4), 129–168.
McCardell, J. M., Jr. (2014). Reflections on the Civil War. Sewanee Review, 122(2), 295–303.
Halpern, R., & Dal Lago, E. (Eds.). (2002). The growth of the cotton kingdom. In Slavery and Emancipation (pp. 123–145). Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers.

Keene, J. D., Cornell, S. T., & O’Donnell, E. T. (2013). Visions of America: A history of the United States (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.

Chapter 13, “A Nation Torn Apart: The Civil War 1861–1865.”

Deliverable:

Write a five-page examination of the American Civil War. Address the following in your examination:

Analyze the concept that the war was one between industry and agriculture, with industry coming out the winner.
Examine ways in which the Civil War was a catalyst for economic change.
Analyze how the cultural shift after the Civil War was not easily embraced.
Examine how the Civil War still has an emotional impact on people living today.
Examine whether technology such as the cotton gin could have affected the need for slavery in the South.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA (6th edition) style and formatting.
Number of resources: Minimum of one peer reviewed resource.
Length of paper: Five typed, double-spaced pages.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

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The conflict between industry and agriculture in America

After America got independence, the people knew that they had to come up with ways of sustaining themselves. During this time, most of the Americans were farmers. The farming that took place in America, initially was not effective and could only fed for the families practicing it. During this time, Britain was still the leader in terms of industrialization and having colonized many countries at the time had been able to pass the latest technology of the time to many countries. America was one of the countries that…..

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