What are some good Civil War topics for a 5-7 page paper?

Question

I wanna do something more social rather than concentrated on military(you know like, "could the north have won if...) However I will consider all topics..

The more specific the better...
The more original the better...

Thank you

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Answer 1

I think you could have a lot of fun (and maybe impress your teacher) with a paper about how the Confederacy planned the Civil War for almost a decade. Most people think it was a series of misunderstandings, but in reality it was the work of the slave powers, who not only knew they would seceed, but knew as far back as 1857 that by 1860 they would have to make their move.

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Answer 2

A topic that is very rare for people to write about but that is easy to write seven pages on deals with women. What crucial role did women play in abolishing slavery?

Since slaves actually had more freedom than women in some ways, and both groups were oppressed, this is a great topic to discuss. They can be tied together easily by including Harriet Tubman.

If you find this question tough to fill several pages, then consider the more general topic of women in the Civil War. Or you could go another route and discuss women as humanitarians. For example, the Red Cross was created by Clara Barton during the Civil War.

Answer 3

A paper on any of those subjects ought to fill ninety pages, no longer to point 9. i might recommend choosing the only that seems finest to you. If I have been penning this paper, i might decide for 17! i like FDR and the recent Deal.

Answer 4

The people of Chattanooga, Tennessee and northern Georgia saw a huge influx of soldiers.

What effect did that have on the families? On the farms? On the local government?

Did they recover? What has changed there in the past 100 or so years?

Answer 5

1. Draft riots of New York City 1863.

2. Disputes over whether to use Black soldiers and in what capacity.

3. The homefront and the importance of women with so many men in the two armies.

4. Popular music of the period.