A definition of freedom: how do you define it? What are its principal features?
A description of which people (or groups) were free and which were not free in the US before the Civil War, and the criteria you used to say so.
A discussion of why so many white Americans in the southern states were willing to fight a war to protect slavery. What was a stake for them?
A discussion of why so many white Americans in the northern and western states were willing to fight a war to end slavery. What was at stake for them?
A discussion of the most important missed opportunities for securing a peaceful end to enslavement without resorting to war. What events and trends in the antebellum period made going to war more likely? Under what circumstances might the US have abolished slavery without going to war?
A conclusion in which you address whether the Civil War (i) abolished slavery; and (ii) ensured the freedom of those who had been enslaved? Why or why not?
Six requirements should be included in the final paper, and you should based on feedback which I will upload below and revise my paper. Also you need use https://prowritingaid.com/ to check if my final paper’s score is higher than that of first draft. And I will post my first paper’s score below.
Each essay should be at least 1,200 words or 4 double-spaced pages in 12 pt font with 1-inch margins on all sides of letter stock (8 ½ x 11), and submitted as a Word (doc or docx)
