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Mississippi grew into a bigger state. Mississippi brought many slaves in and used slaves to do a lot of their dirty work. They would treat slaves the way they feel they needed to be treated. Mississippi was a state that wanted to be on it’s on from the beginning, with no one to look up too. Question 2: During the 1840’s and 1850’s slavery began to change all because of…

Every Man has the right to be free in this nation. Our 16th President of the United States, who fought in the civil war to give us this freedom, Abraham Lincoln. Giving his speeches for Senate, Congress and the Nation on his thoughts, beliefs, and actions on slavery, war, soldiers, and the union. Abraham Lincoln’s letters and speeches are used in this report, to discuss his opinion and thoughts of our rights for freedom. Included here are his letters, to Joshua Speed on slavery, Ephraim and…

Initially, no one really was in favor of the idea but as the war wore on and more soldiers died, people became more interested in the idea. Abraham Lincoln eventually supported it, understanding that they were willing to fight and taking advantage of that fact. Despite how unpopular the idea was in general, he went ahead and allowed the creation of all-black regiments because he knew that whites were, at this point, uninterested in fighting to free the slaves while the African Americans were…

Henry Knox, Secretary of War, believed that by developing an Indian policy accepted by the Indians, would achieved the goal of the States. He figured that by “civilizing” the Natives he could bring them a sense of “Enlightenment.” Knox wanted the Natives to stop hunting and be “normal” farmers. Also, he wanted them to read and write in the English language, wear European style clothes, and most of all become Christians. He felt that by doing all of this he could make them better people and they…

The Civil War; The Causes, The Comparisons, and The predictions The American Civil War was a war fought within the United States of America between the North and South Colonies starting from 1861 and ending in 1865. This war was one of the Deadliest events in American history, costing more than 600,000 Americans their lives. From the South’s point of view, this war was a War for Southern Independence, whereas the North saw it as a Revolt to the Union. This war started as a result of many years…

was genuinely excited for the war in the beginning. The first battle of the war in Mississippi, the battle of Shiloh, cited Mississippi’s resistance against the Union army and their advancements to take over a vital source of transportation in the state, Corinth. With this town, the Union would be able to take over the railroads and the Tennessee River. Unfortunately for the Union and fortunately for the Confederacy, this battle was claimed a draw, because neither armies could claim victory.…

The reason that the Battle of Antietam is important is due to the fact that it had a large impact on the nation’s future. While for the Confederacy, it was a disappointment and cause of great frustration because the chance they had had to win the war was lost. The victory that the Union army had achieved provided Lincoln with the opportunity to issue the Emancipation Proclamation and broaden the main concern of the war from the unity of the nation to include the abolishment of slavery. The…

Stephens states that that the “negro’s aren’t equal to the white people and that slavery is a natural and ethical issue. As he delivered his speech on March 21, 1861 in Savannah, Georgia, Stephens covered all sorts of issues. However, one of the main components of the speech which is remembered today is slavery. The cornerstone speech is considered the confederacy as essentially opposing to the idea of equality in freedom for human beings. Speech covered and revealed the truth about Confederate…

likely have a war. Indeed at the Battle of Fort Sumter, the South fired the first shots in the civil. The fort had been held by Major Anderson from the Union, which the South saw as blatant disregard for their newfound sovereignty. As a result, Confederate Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard and his forces bombarded the Union-controlled fortress for 34 hours. Not only did the South seceded knowing there would be war, but they also started the war by firing the first shots. In other words, The…

Amid the Seventeenth, Eighteenth and a portion of the Nineteenth Century the White individuals of North America utilized the Africans as slaves to advantage their hobbies. Americans made an atmosphere of predominance of their race over the Dark African race that in 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…