Civil War And The Wreck Of the Republic

When the Civil War began there were many conflicts. These dealt with territiory, control, and discrimination beween mant things including things like race and religion. The wreck of the Republic was caused by similar causes of the civil war. Calhouns' journey opend up several issues of change that destroyed the unity of the Republic and the crew on board. The civil war, in which the union was destroyed is representative of the destrucion of the …

…compared to the United States after the civil war. The United States was like the Republic because there was a rebellion on the ship, which is a lot like the south seceding from the North, creating the civil war. The Republic was a lot like the South trying to rebuild after the war also. They had became accustomed to livind like the north relearning their way of life. The experiences a revolt against Captain Falcon.