Preserving a Nation

I think you can use the military or political force to preserve a nation. The Appomattox in Virginia on April 9, 1865 was example of preserving our nation. This was when Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant with out a battle. The North had won the Civil War. If we did not have this war, and the North did not win we would have had two nations instead of one. The South would have been their own nation, and it would not be the same today. Since President Lincoln went to war with the South it helped preserve our nation. The Appomattox was what help make the decision to preserve our nation.

I think that using force of the military and politics helps keeps up a nation. If we didn't have some force we would be doing what ever we want we would not be as stable as we are today. If Lincoln did not use force on the South, then the South would not be part of the United States of America today. The forces help keep our nation whole. The forces helped get the South after the Civil War. I think that if we did not use forces we would be completely different today. We could have all kinds of problems with our nation. The forces are good because they help keep our nation together in the end.