1860

again, Miss Madora Dubbs of Natchez, Mississippi. The diary of Mrs. Darden dated Feb 12, 1860 reports: “it is said that old Sam Scott has gone to Natchez to marry Miss Madora Dubbs. She is a young lady and he has more than a dozen grandchildren. He is rich. It created a good deal of talk at church.” Though gossip seems to have ensued around the impending marriage Madora married Samuel Scott on 15 Feb 1860 in Natchez. Samuel and Madora had only one child, Charles Dubbs…

moved to Zlonice when he was just twelve years old to live with his aunt and uncle. There, he studied piano, harmony, and organ. While here, he wrote one of his most valuable pieces called the Polka. Dvorak worked hard from the 1850's to the 1860's. During the 1860's, he tutored many students. Among these students were the Cermakova sisters. Although she did not like her, Antonin fell in love with the eldest sister, Josefina. He wrote many songs on his failed love. In 1873, he married the…

The origins of the Civil War are numerous and complex ranging from sectional differences, political and economic differences and most importantly the issue of slavery. Slavery would be the underlying problem in all of these causes. The impact of slavery would strain the country from the birth of the Constitution to the final contentious election of Abraham Lincoln. There were hopes with the writers of the Constitution that slavery would die on its own. This would not happen the growth of cotton…

Essay Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He was one of the best presidents that the US had. Lincoln was born February 12, 1809 and was assassinated April 14, 1865, and was pronounced dead April 15, 1865 at 7:22 A.M. Abraham Lincoln was an outstanding citizen, and his actions and contributions continue to influence the citizens of our country and our community today. He was an outstanding citizen because first, he did a lot to become the successful…

election of Abraham Lincoln was one of the final straws that pushed the South to secede from the Union. John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry also caused more tension between the anti slavery states and the pro slavery states. Slavery, the election of 1860, and the raid of Harpers Ferry were significant causes of the dichotomy leading to the Civil War. Slavery was by far one of the largest…

society. It had invaded churches, home, and jobs. This debate over slavery was to morally devolved for a simple compromise to end the disputes. In document H, it can be seen that Lincoln’s election was highly disputed and disagreed upon. By the time 1860 had arrived, political parties of the north and south were based more strongly upon morals than on political beliefs. This shift in party reasoning caused the likeness of compromise to continue to…

in 1619. Northern abolitionists were pushing for the western territories to come in as free states rather than slave states. The South's entire economy was based on slavery. Slavery was used on huge plantations mostly. It had developed from 1700 to 1860 that slaves made the difference between the southern planters being rich or poor. The south believed in states' rights rather than a strong central government. Any new states coming into the Union had to decide if they wanted slaves or no slaves.…

While overwhelming anti-black sentiment contributed to a smaller African American representation in government at the beginning of Reconstruction, it would be remiss to ignore the effects of lack of education on free blacks during this time as well. Until Reconstruction efforts to establish a taxpayer funded public school system, blacks (especially slaves) were typically illiterate- though a marked exception to this rule was those enlisted in the army. Indeed, by the end of the Civil War, an…

Even though Clara Barton is most famously known for starting the organization: The American Red Cross, she has also impacted the political world. Clara Barton began her political career in July of 1854 as a clerk in Washington, DC in a Patent Office. Due to the scutanization towards women during the 19th Century, Barton was not always appreciated for her hard work as much as the men were. Since Clara Barton was “one of the few women in government positions” her competition with men arose often.…

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates were a series of seven debates between August 21st, 1858 and October 15th, 1858, between Demorcrat Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln during the 1858 Illinois senatorial campaign. It largely concerned the issue of slavery extensions into the newly acquired territories. Lincoln delivered his now famous "A House Divided" speech when he was nominated to run for the Senate by the Republican convention in Springfield. In part, Lincoln said that a nation divided against…