if u could have fought in the civil war which side would u choose? and why?
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The Confederacy---most believe believe they stood for slavery, when in fact the common soldiers could  not even afford to own slaves, only the rich Southerners. They would not be willing to die for something they'd never even be able to have.  The everyday commoners fought for state's rights, which  is a better form of government in my opinion than a strong federal government because it is more localized and small scale.  Think about it....people in rural South Carolina have, on average, totally different beliefs and ways of life than people in Los Angeles or NYC.  We would've been much better off.
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A group of people living by our modern laws and morality might have been able to avoid the American Civil War.  I'm not sure that the people of the day could have come up with a solution.  The South wanted to secede because what the federal government was doing was going to destroy their economy.  It did, but a successful secession would have destroyed both economies.
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They wouldn't engage in a fist fight.  But, if I was forced to choose, I would say it would be a draw.\n\nBoth were hard working and well exersized desert-dwelling people.  Neither would have a clear advantage.
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1861-1865 \nThe civil war was about the state right.
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Lincoln asked them to abolish slavery. The Southern Sates did not agree as that would mean losing their entire workforce which worked in their plantations and farms and were the source of their wealth and economy.\n\nFaced with no choice, the Southern States left, what followed was the Civil War.
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<Andrew Jackson wasn't in the Civil War.He died in 1845 and the Civil War didn't start until 1861.
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I would have taken out as many of tem until they killed me.  I die and live by my code and no others.\n\nCoach
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I would choose neither!\n\nI would instead be a serf in either kingdom, and be happy, with my lot in life.\n\nTo be a King, I would lose touch with the "little people" who make up the Kingdom, and I would probably be arrogant, and hard to live with, as those who rule, think they are "better", than those who serve.\n\nI choose to be like JESUS CHRIST, who was a mighty KING of the Jews, yet chose to "serve" instead of take  HIS KINGDOM on Earth, and instead reigned in Heaven instead, over Heaven and Earth.\n\nIf there was a third option, I would choose to be a serf, as they have a "happier life" than those who are stuck in a mold, and must uphold the "Monarchy"...\n\nI wish you well..\n\nJesse
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The U.S. Civil War was the eventual impact of States Rights on the North and South.\n\nThe South claimed that slavery was a State rights issue, although the war was more about States rights than slavery.  The South seceded due to State rights.
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I would choose to live in the 1500's. \nI would have liked to live in a castle or out in the wilderness. Dependant only on myself and my sword to provide what I needed. Honor, Respect, and Humanity were your code and how you were judged. Actions spoke louder than words and dollars back then.\nIt was a less complex way to live than it is now.
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you have choosen WHAT????????????????????
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The American Civil War was worth fighting from all focal points. If it was not fought, African-Americans would still be under the evil of slavery. We also would not be the country that we are today; we would be split in two. North vs. South. Brother vs. Brother. Family vs. Family.\n\n   It has often been said that the Civil War was a turning point in America. In this great war, we Americans actually became Americans. We were not Northerners. We were not Southerners. We were Americans, and we still are today. And in the Civil War, people fought for what they believed, not because they were forced to, not for any reward, not for any kind of land, or money, or gain. They just fought for what they believed.\n\n\nP.S. Yoube72: LOL very funny! I'm a SW fan too.
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The South would have won and seceded. It's impossible to know for sure.
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The battle was also for control of the rich lands in the West. Who would control them, the industrial North or the agrarian South. Further, States' Rights was a huge issue as well. Like most wars, economics was at the root of Civil War.
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By your question I can tell you have no idea why the War of Northern Aggression (aka Civil War) was fought. In actuality only the north and mainly Lincoln made it a racial war. Lincoln had to have a reason for fighting his war because he had lost his biggest asset for running the government and the North was rapidly going into a depression without the tax money from the South. Lincoln provoked the war to bring back the southern states to regain the taxes he had lost with the succession of the south by putting more and more troops into Ft. Sumter against the demands of the Confederacy not to do so. President Davis sent several emissaries to Washington requesting no additional troops or arms into the fort or the Confederacy would consider it an aggressive act of war and fire. Lincoln put more troops and arms in and the Confederacy fired.\n\nIf you go to the South today you will find in almost every state that there is not a reestablishment of racial supremacy by the whites, On the contrary, especially in Mississippi the blacks are taking over city governments rapidly and most do not make any bones about it they want the whites out. I heard this myself while in MS last year during mayoral races when one black mayoral canadate said if elected she would do all she could to drive the whites out of her city. She won the vote.\n\nNow before any blacks get upset and start calling me names, I have nothing against blacks in any way. I have a number of very good friends who are black and have a cousin in the my family who is black. I consider all people equal unless an individual person creates a situation that should not be tolerated by anyone.
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i went to school in the north and the south but i can tell you this most ppl do not really know what they were fighting over they fought for pride and sence of duty. slavery was an issue and in todays opinion the only one that matters or that was worth all the loss of life. the average person did not own slaves. it was about polics and trade. i have heard ppl from the south tout that they lost because they were out numberd and more yankees died the rebs. this is true however the south in most battles stood their ground as the north charged the battle field leaving them vulnerable during the attack
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Even though I live in the south, I would have been on the Union side.  I don't believe one person can "own and sell" another person.