Angolan Civil War

Hart Benton (Elbert B. Smith (1921–2013). While the book itself did not win any awards, Elbert Smith won the Phi Alph Theta book award for this work because Elbert “presents important new evaluations for the consideration of students of both the Civil War and the presidency. ( The Presidency of James Buchanan).…

Thomas Jefferson was a Founding Father of this nation and drafted the historical Deceleration of Independence, as well as a strong supporter of the Constitution. However, overtime he slowly doubts the morals and sustainment of the Union, the Missouri Compromise of 1820 is what truly set Thomas Jefferson on a path of doubt for the future of the Union. Slavery, a rising issue that is the thorn in the side of all political policies. Is it a necessary evil or a concept that must be eradicated…

Frederick Douglass otherwise known as Bailey was born a slave in 1817. Brought in the world of slavery at only a young age of eight years of age, he learned to read and write from his mistress which was illegal. His giftedness lead him to speak at on anti-slavery in Nantucket, Massachusetts in 1841. His articulate speaking lead him to be employed by an agent of Massachusetts for the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. Douglass became one of the most notable abolitionists in the United States in…

to a world power. The American values of individualism and democracy were neither completely enhanced or diminished by modernity because while many strides were made to improve these qualities, the pre-World War I sentiment of reform was destroyed. All of the destruction caused by World War I scared the American people enough to halt the era of reformation and actually did diminish democracy and individuality from a standpoint of who and what was heard and supported. Despite this, the emergence…

Justification for Publication Rationale for Organization: The documents are grouped according to their perspective- economic, political, or moral cause of the Civil War. The first three Documents (A, B, C) all have economic motives behind them. Document A, Hammond’s speech, presents a pro-slavery perspective arguing that slavery used for cotton production is necessary for a thriving economy. Document B, Helper’s Impending Crisis of the South, follows Document A with an anti-slavery perspective,…

held to the principle that all African Americans, as moral human beings, were entitled to equal civil liberties. Thus, they adamantly avowed that social, civil, and political equality for African Americans were indisputable rights, not privileges. In her Letters to Catherine Beecher, Angelina cogently explained her enlightened understanding and beliefs regarding emancipation and African American civil rights. She stressed that emancipation should unequivocally consist of “freedom for the slave,”…

a few spots, still waits on today. The American Common War on the other hand, was a key defining moment for the African race. Through their activities and the political activities of President Lincoln and his organization, Africans set a precedent for their opportunity, fairness and freedom. An essential part of Blacks substantiating themselves was that of the African American going about as a warrior in the Common War. Amid the Common War the official choice to utilize Blacks as…

There were a few reasons the north and the south viewed the issue of slavery so differently. The first was political differences. With the two politicians having different opinion, the debate between Lincoln and Douglas was a huge factor between north and south. Lincoln held that slavery was a moral wrong. Lincoln, himself, had slaves but he was very determined to try to free the slaves. Lincoln was the underdog in the senate race. Lincoln did not want the union to break apart but he did…

one race feels as if they are superior to another for certain reasons or just love the mindset that they are above another for no specific reason. The southern part of the United States has long been home to racism due to its past of slavery and the Civil Rights Movement…

role in the war than he had anticipated. President Lincoln took on a new role in 1862 of learning how to really fight a war. He started studying war and strategy. He began to seek guidance from his advisers. “He requested information as to the location of forces, their state of readiness, and the levels of arms and ammunition they held… He would never again adhere to the position that a passive containment strategy would suffice to bring the Confederates to their sense and win the war.”…