... to be in economic, moral, or political distress. While the war happened, many people worked with the war efforts to improve the condition of America. With these ideas in mind, it is fair to say that the Civil War was fought in order "to create a more perfect Union." Between the years of 1861 and 1865, America went through a metamorphosis. Issues such as slavery and reform caused ... the Civil War to switch its focus. Though it began as a war to preserve the Union, it resulted as a war to create a more ideal Union ... . Reformists and leaders of the war such as Abraham Lincoln helped the...

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... was their right to have any land they wanted. I believe that it was inevitable that they were going to explore and that this philosophy came over with Christopher Columbus and the settlers. A Disputed Philosophy This section is about opposing attitudes and views about Manifest Destiny. One view says that we are endangered by greatness and can't advance without impending peril. I find ... has to do with more than just land and that we are expanding in other ways as well. A Metamorphosis I believe we will not see the end of Manifest Destiny in our lifetime. I think that Manifest Destiny d...

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