Emerald is the birthstone of May, making it extra appropriate for a girl born in that month. Some pleasant associations: the Emerald Isle and the Emerald City. Esmeralda is the more exotic Spanish version. Find other names based on Emerald using our baby name generator.
A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same state or country, or, less commonly, between two countries created from a formerly united state. The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region or to change government policies. The term is a calque of the Latin bellum civile which was used to refer to the various civil wars of the Roman Republic in the 1st century BC.
The origins of the Civil War actually do surprise many when they get to read and understand what actually caused Americans to fight one another so long after gaining their own independence from the British. Main Causes of the American Civil War There are five main reasons for the outcome of Civil War in America; these causes were slavery, economy, Federal versus State rights, Abraham Lincoln becoming president and the Battle of Fort Sumter. Below is an explanation of each cause and how it impacted the outcome of war.