Nancy Lincoln

One thing that stood out in the reading was that there was a slave occupation as the slave driver. This makes me wonder how the other slaves perceive these slave drivers; traitors or selfish? I also wonder if they were picked for the job or they asked for it, which makes me think that these slave drivers only thought about themselves and they are willing to hurt other slaves to avoid working or getting hurt themselves. In the reading, West Turner stated, “Ole Gabe didn’t like that whippin’…

Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25, 1835, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Even though Carnegie grew up with little formal education, he was raised in a family that believed in the gravity of books and learning (“Andrew Carnegie Biography” 1). When Carnegie was 13 years old, his family moved to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. His first job was working as a bobbin boy in a textile mill for only $1.20 per week. One year later, he worked in a telegraph office as a messenger for a slightly…

of slave but, the most influential thing was blacks fighting for their own freedom. Without slaves fighting in the Union army, the North would have lost the war. Also, the slaves who came from the South to fight for the North, influenced Abraham Lincoln to pass the Emancipation Proclamation. The slaves fighting for the Union also influenced General Butler to allow them to fight in the war to obtain their freedom. The African Americans were the ones who freed themselves because they fought in…

analyzing the language Lincoln used, and by relating Lincoln's ideas and writing strategies to aspects of his early life. The meaningfulness of Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address can be identified through the comparisons of this speech to other major speeches made by Lincoln such as his First Inaugural Address or the Gettysburg Address. Lincoln took a different approach towards the Second Inaugural address than he did towards other speeches. Right from the beginning of the speech, Lincoln did…

In her novel Beloved, African-American author Toni Morrison explored the cruelty of slavery during the late 1860’s through the memories and experiences of the main characters. Throughout the novel, the dehumanization of Paul D, is shown through his memories and experience of being treated like less than an animal; that only have money value to him. Throughout the novel, Paul D’s struggles to find a sense of identity and manhood that is defined by a white men society. As the power of authority…

Donovan Daniels Mr. Milstead AP Honors US History December 6 2015 Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin In the late 18th century, plantations and cash crops were becoming less profitable. As a result, on March 14, 1794, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin and plantation owners looked to cotton farming as a faster way to get rich. With the emergence of textile industries and cotton farming, the cotton gin did its job and led the way towards an economic boom in America. Conflict between the north and…

Did you ever hear about the seven pines battle? The seven pines battle is one of the most important battles in the civil war. Did you know that there are 3 factors that General Johnston was involved in? Johnston is very important I would pay attention when his name comes up. Also Robert E. lee is also very important and he will come up later in the battle. May 31/Day 1 Did you know that there are 3 factors that conspired…

In recent times there has been an apparent lack of nationalistic feel in America and a growing discontentment with the democratic and republican parties. Is there a correlation between the two? If so how? This essay will explore the two party systems in order to gain an understanding of how it affects nationalism and what factors cause such fluctuations in the overall zeal for America. In George Washington’s farewell address he warns Americans of the perils of forming political parties. He…

The Killer Angels This paper will compare and contrast the Battle of Gettysburg as described in Ken Burns documentary The Civil War, with the description of that battle in Michael Shaara’s novel The Killer Angels. This paper also considers whether the novel distorts or enhances the historical record. Both works appear to accurately reflect the same set of major facts and recount the military actions that occurred during the three day battle. For example, both works describe the efforts…

repetition, antithesis, parallelism, and anaphora to better communicate with his audience hearing the speech. Abraham Lincoln uses these rhetorical devices to better state that these men died for a good cause and that America shall have “a new rebirth of freedom”. Also that the men have made the battlefield holy and that we should carry on these ideas that these men have died for. Lincoln uses repetition to make his point more concise. For example, “far above our power to add or detract”is an…