Compromise

The book titled Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad by Eric Foner examines in depth, as the name suggests, the Underground Railroad, but it also discusses the numerous abolitionist associations and the people, black and white, who conducted them. These abolitionist organizations and the Underground Railroad often went hand in hand with the abolitionist organizations assisting runaways and fugitives in their search for a new, better life either in the North or…

The autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, was written by Harriet Ann Jacobs as a young mother and fugitive slave. In regards to its historical context, the book was written by Harriet herself, using the name Linda Brent as an alias, as she did with all of the characters. Incidents in the Life of a Slave girl displayed the exploitations of slavery on women, particularly sexual abuse, and the struggles she faced with motherhood. She recounts her life as a child, born into slavery…

The American Civil War is one of the most prominent events in American history, and it changed many things not just in America alone, but in the world as well. Rapid thought tells us that yes, this was an inevitable event. But historical events are not that easy to decipher. There are numerous examples that show us that, prominent and important historical events do not occur due to one reason or due to some easily identifiable reasons. Instead, a confluence of a large number of unpredictable and…

The Civil War, a war within the United States caused by the sectional crisis, affected each state in a variety of ways. Unlike other areas, Arkansas’ experience in the Civil War differed from those of surrounding states. This was due to Arkansas being a border state, the main battles being fought east of Arkansas, and a collapse in Arkansas government. During the war, the states had split into two distinct political factions, known as the North and the South, over the issue of the future of…

During the early and late 1850s the United States was split into two parts North and South. The North who didn’t own slaves and were against segregation were helping blacks earn freedom, and the South who owned slaves and gave them no freedom what’s so ever by giving them harsh labor day and night. In the mid 1850s the North was helping owned slaves in the South escap by creating Underground Railroads and Safe Houses. Underground Railroads were the most effective way slaves were brought to…

The two major parties of the Jacksonian era include the Jacksonian Democrats and the Whig Party. During the 1830s to the 1840s, the Jacksonian Democratic Party and the Whig Party differed through their beliefs of social reforms and through the role of the federal government in the economy. Similarities are also found among the two parties. The Jacksonian Party was the most popular among the two parties. In this party, a largely agrarian republic and low tariffs were favored. Jacksonians…

The parties of the 1860 election consisted of the Democrat party and the Republican party. The issue of slavery was a driving force behind many aspects of the parties’ respective platforms. Each party also had ideas of their own on what the United States should progress towards next. The Democratic Party of 1860 platform addressed expansion into new frontiers, foreign threats, and the issue of slavery. The Democratic Party’s favor towards expansion is revealed when they proposed to construct a…

As our county formed, there formed with it a subject of controversy. By the early 1860s it was beginning to tear our country apart. This subject was slavery. Each side, the northern abolitionists and the southern plantation owners believe themselves to be right. The plantation owners of the South argued several things. First, slaves were necessary to the economical growth of the country. Without slaves there would be a need to hire help on the plantations. Consequently, this would result in…

J’Naea Matlock Journal Entry 1 Runaway Slave JULY 8TH, 1850 My name is Kitch Robinson. I’m a seventeen year old slave in Boston Massachusetts. I got the diary from my mother who I was separated from by a white man that bought me. She taught me how to read and write at a young age. She told me to keep this journal, and write in it everyday so that one day when (if) I’m free I can show others how terrible life is as a slave. The way my life is going I’d thought I never be free. Life is Hell…

Harriet Tubman was a slave. She was against slavery and wanted every African American free. She decided that one day she would become free. Since she worked closely by the Underground Railroad, she led the slaves to the Underground Railroad and freed them. Today she is known for her bravery and saving over 300 slaves in the late 1800’s. Harriet Tubman was born in 1820. She had 7 siblings and her parents, and they were also slaves. She started doing housework and caring for white children on…