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election. They nominated Abraham Lincoln, a strong abolitionist to represent their party. The winner of the election was Lincoln as the Democratic vote was split between the two candidates. The South was very unhappy with the outcome of the election, causing South Carolina to secede from the Union a few weeks after the results of the…

This was key for slaves to get their own freedom. As a result, the North started enlisting African Americans to help them to fight against the Confederate States. In addition, the two groups of people who helped to build the Northern armies, were Lincoln 's Second Confiscation and Militia. They both acted in 1862, and they did all they could to build the Northern military. Besides that, they both stimulated black people to join into the Northern armies. The technique that the North used was…

The Lincoln-Douglas debates, also known as the Great Debates of 1858, were a series of seven debates between two politicians running for the senate seat of the state of Illinois. The politicians were the republican nominee, Abraham Lincoln, and the democratic nominee, incumbent Stephen Douglas. The debates covered a series of topics, the most pertinent being the issue of slavery and its expansion into the newer western territories. The idea of the debates came forth after both Lincoln and…

The slavery story in the World is known as a strong misfortune situation that people lived in the past which could evoke some catastrophe events in future if there is no action taken on it. Maybe it hummed more the slaves from African than others from other Countries in this World. Fortunately, there is no interest to teach young children about the slavery such that it happened, but some people could infect others ideologically, even there are policies prevented for the people’s security. For…

Introduction Mister Allan Pinkerton founded the Pinkerton Agency in the 1850’s; we will take a look at the various aspects of the business in the past and the present. The business created by Mr. Pinkerton has been an important addition to the private security and public safety worlds. Many of the fundamental business ideals that Mr. Pinkerton began his company with still stand true for his business even today. While some of the tactics have changed over time, the company still continues to…

Abraham Lincoln, a man known for his honesty and optimism towards the future of the United States of America during the turmoil of the Civil War. A man devoted to his divided country and its suffering people. A man grounded in his Christian faith. This man, the sixteenth president of the United States of America, spoke with precision and elegance. Lincoln presented many speeches during his life, and even after his assassination scholars explore his writings. During Lincoln’s presidency, he…

good decisions when electing a new president, governor, or mayor. You may not always agree with everything America does, but over all we usually make a good decision. For example, America chose Abraham Lincoln over Stephan Douglas and I think we made the correct choice with that one. Abraham Lincoln the man against slavery and expansion or the man who 's all for slavery and western…

varied depending on the owner, but families of slaves being separated and punishments like whipping was common. Though the war may have started as a way to preserve the Union which was breaking after the election of an anti-slavery President, Abraham Lincoln, it turned into a war that would decide the fate of slavery (“Slavery in the United States” 2014). The desire for change is what caused the civil war. The people of the northern states recognized that slavery should not be legal while the…

Upon reading “The Narrative,” I was embedded with the many horrid stories Frederick Douglas had expressed in his powerful novel of his journey as a slave. Never would I have imagined the many cruel punishments many African Americans had gone through in the 1800’s based on their race; it was inhumane, cruel, and sinful. As I saw the life of slavery thorough the eyes of Frederick Douglas, I was able to comprehend why he took brave action in making a change towards the corrupt society of the so…

camps by Union troops. The Battle of Antietam would come from this leading to a turning point in the Civil War. Though the battle is a tactical draw, it is seen as a political victory for the North. For the first time Lee is forced to retreat and Lincoln is able to pass the Emancipation Proclamation. The next major battle takes place at Fredericksburg, Virginia. (Page 115) Although the Confederacy was able to achieve a victory here, for the first time, they are unable to replace the troops that…