In what respects was the conflict between the North and South from 1861 to 1865 a civil war? In what respects was it a rebellion? In what respects was it a war of independence?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
a. It was a civil war because it pitted one section of the country against another.
b. It was a civil war because the government that was in power before the outbreak of the war was the same government in power after the war ended.
c. It was a rebellion because the Union did not recognize the sovereignty of the Confederates States of America.
d. It was a rebellion because the Confederacy lost and accepted the authority of the federal government when the war ended.
e. It was a war of independence only in the sense that the Confederate States of America fought the war in hopes of becoming a sovereign country.
f. The Confederacy sought the aid of Britain and France in what it considered to be a war of independence.
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