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A 3 page paper which looks at Abraham Lincoln and what some considered the second revolution, the Civil War. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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and changed the society. Some see this as a clear revolution while others claim it was not a revolution because the blacks never really experienced a real sense of freedom
in the south following the Civil War. However, the Civil War was about far more than the slaves and the rights of the African Americans. As such it could well
be considered a powerful revolution if all elements are taken into account. The following paper examines part of James McPhersons work, The Second American Revolution and discusses whether the Civil
War was a revolution. Lincoln and the Second Revolution In the work of McPherson the author illustrates many different perspectives concerning what makes a revolution and the various
perceptions of people during the time as it pertained to revolution and the Civil War. He indicates that some strongly believed it was a revolution, and a revolution that was
desperately needed in the nation. Others argued it was not a revolution because in the south the slaves, when outwardly freed, never ultimately became free for they were still oppressed
and while they were not slaves, they surely were not free through such realities as sharecropping. McPherson presents all the various angles one could desire, discussing technological advancements of
the north prior to and during the war, the political shift in power with the south remaining weak in the national forum for decades afterwards, the economic balance shift, and
the essential change of power across the nation. From all of these perspectives it becomes clear, to this reader, that the Civil War was a revolution. While it did not
change the ultimate foundation of the national government, for it still adhered to the Constitution and the ideals therein, it was a war that took the south from being the
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