The first chapter in this book talks of the South’s fighting spirit. Many confederates fought for their freedom from the Union. Confederates had great pride and honor in their independence and often felt that they were being “enslaved” by the Yankees and were willing to die for their freedom. I found this to be hypocritical because the same thing that they felt the Yankees were doing to them is what they were doing to blacks.
While the south was fighting for their independence, the North fought to save the Union. Many Northerners stated that they were fighting to uphold the legacy of the American Revolution. They often viewed secession as a deadly challenge to the foundation of law and order on which all societies must rest if they are not to degenerate into an anarchy(pg.32). Yankees felt that their fight in the war was for a patriotic cause.
Since the issue of slavery divided both the North and the South, Lincoln came to the conclusion that the only way to end the war was to abolish slavery. Confederate soldiers often expressed in their letters that they were fighting for liberty and against slavery(pg.49). Not to mention that the slaves often fought in the war to gain their freedom.
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The only mention of your weighted opinion was "I found this to be hypocritical because the same thing that they felt the Yankees were doing to them is what they were doing to blacks." That analyzing has awarded you a B/C.
I would rather you capitalize the word "blacks", because you are not writing about things that are black but rather a race or group of people. YOU have the potential for many more instances of brillant analyzing but YOU have to believe in your ability and your capability of offering an opinion with merited measure.
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