Harriet Beecher Stowe

1. Abraham Lincoln, born on February 12, 1809 in Hodgenville, Kentucky, is most known for being the sixteenth president of the United States. The time in which he was president was a hard time in American History, The Civil War. Before Lincoln had become president, he served as a legislator in Illinois; he also ran for U.S. Senate but he lost to Stephen Douglas. It was a memorable time in history because Lincoln went on to become the very first Republican president in the United States. Not only…

Also during the 1850s abolitionist books were becoming popular, in particular, anti-slavery novel ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’, written by author and abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852. This book is recognized for aiding the anti-slavery movement and was a hugely successful selling book, inspiring many people globally after being spread throughout mass press, creating a prevalent anti-slavery community throughout…

Although there were many causes of the Civil War, racism was one of the most impactful. Racism tore the country apart. Many compromises that were made had to do with some form of racism, most commonly, black people and slavery. A number of these compromises lead to the unjust treatment of black people, which became a political and moral dispute around the 1830’s when abolitionists and slave owners feuded over slavery. One of the most known slave trials in history is the one of Dred Scott vs…

owners vowed to keep their slaves, needing a workforce to labor on their cash crop plantations, that made up the vast majority of their economics. Many abolitionists including David Walker, William Lloyd Garrison, Henry Highland Garnet, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harriet Tubman, and Angelina Grimké Weld poured their hearts…

The Civil War was one of the largest uprisings of all time between the citizens of the same nation. The cause of this horrific event in United States history can be attributed to many different sources, such that it is difficult to narrow the source of this uproar to one specific event. Moreover, I believe there are multiple events that played a significant role leading up to the Civil War. To me, however, the most important cause of the Civil War was the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial…

Intergenerational trauma is a term that is used to describe traumatic events that have impacted a cultural group in one generation, which can have lasting psychological, economical, or cultural effects on future generations. Although it can exist in serious and unfortunate occurrences like residential schools, intergenerational trauma can also be light-hearted, riveting and fun in relation to sport rivalries. Sport fans are well aware that not all games are created equal and that some games are…

Civil War. When this particular book, which was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, was published, it provided Americans with a description on the experiences of slaves. Once it was read by those within the North, many of them were inspired to become rigorous abolitionists. The Southerners, on the other hand, had a different…

Homesteading in Montana became a way of life in 1862, several citizens from all around fled to Montana to claim land and began farming and ranching. Although this might sound easy there were many stipulations and processes in order to make homesteading possible. From families, wives, operations and much more led into the boom. “The ready available of free or inexpensive land and the new methods of dry farming made the Montana homestead boom possible” (Malone, Roeder and Lang 238). “Three…

In Seventeen eighty-eight the United States constitution was adopted. Americans now had protected rights and liberties and they elected their government. In America, democracy changed the social economic and political equality. This became a way of life for many living on the American frontier. Americans were happy to be free but their view of freedom was changing. What changer their view? The market revolution, the population moving to the west and the rise of the political democracy. These…

Southerners claimed that slavery was a “positive good” because it bettered the lives of and opportunities for slaves. On the other hand, Northerns questioned the humanity and morality of slavery. Along with Harriet Beecher Stowe and Frederick Douglass, Herman Melville daringly and influentially contributed to and fueled discussions surrounding slavery. Benito Cereno rose to prominence and forced Americans to cross-examine ideas of race, slavery, and revolt: does race…