After reviewing the sources on the Lost Cause, please discuss the following: How have you previously been taught about the Civil War? How do you think our country today remembers it? What impact do you think the Lost Cause has had on how America, and the South in particular, has remembered the Civil War? Was Reconstruction a success or a failure? There is a movement currently to remove Confederate monuments from Federal property. Do you support this movement? Why or why not?
Address the questions asked in the paragraph above in at least a 300-word post and cite all outside sources appropriately.
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I have heard about the civil war and studied it in the course. The civil war was fought between the confederate states of American and the United States of America. The conflict began due to the long-standing disagreement over the institution of slavery in some states. Today, the civil war is remembered in several ways. In states like Pennsylvania, people congregate in great camps, listen to speeches and walk through the battlefield together. Some states have monuments showing soldiers who….. To continue reading, click on the purchase button below.