... short of supplies, including food and clothing. But Lee had the instinct to attack; bringing the strain of war in the North would solve the supplies problem, possibly bringing foreign recognition for the South and maybe strengthening the peace movement in the Union. In late June, Lee ordered his troops to move in Pennsylvania to confront General Meade's Army of the ... at Chancelorville and Fredericksburg. The South was also left without the manpower or supplies necessary to engage any major offensive operation, their hopes of formal recognition by foreign governments had definitely end...

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... to the boiling point when a new student group emerged at her father's seminary. They called themselves the "Lane Anti-Slavery Society", and they were very vocal, making bold speeches in public places and causing disturbances by walking around town arm-in-arm with their Black friends. Despite her wish for peace in the city, Harriet found herself agreeing more and more ... he really meant what he said. She was present in the Boston Music Hall for the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, and after its reading, she received a standing ovation in recognition for her work for abolition. ...

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... Grant was given a commission of the 21st Illinois. Under his command he turned his men into a real fighting unit instead of a bunch of "hellions" as they were know. Grant received recognition when he took Fort Henry and Fort Donelson and 15,000 prisoners. Grant became known as "Unconditional Surrender" Grant. Grant took Nashville and Vicksburg and then took leadership of the ... stop the southerners that started segregation. Heading into the election of 1872, Grant's administration was faced with widespread public disapproval. Grant's Southern policy along with public scandals and his n...

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... Gettysburg, the last Confederate offense in the North, Southern momentum for winning the war was finally broken. As the Union moved closer to victory public perception of Lincoln changed. Politicians came to respect his skillful maneuvering as the public rallied behind his straightforward yet eloquent defense of the nation's ideals. At the end of the Civil War, Lincoln promoted peace and charity ... territories to slavery if they saw fit to do so. Southern Democrats held a separate convention and nominated John C. Breckinridge. Meanwhile, the Republican Party chose Abraham Lincoln who h...

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... the declaration pledged its members to work for emancipation through non-violent actions of "moral suasion," or "the overthrow of prejudice by the power of love." The society encouraged public lectures, publications, civil disobedience, and the boycott of cotton and other slave-manufactured products. The Abolitionist Crusade was controversial because the abolitionist associated with it fought against the government and ... to one tenth of that state's total vote in the presidential election of 1860 took the prescribed oath and organized a government that abolished slavery, he would grant...

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... of them were dead, some of them escaped, and others including Brown were wounded. This lead to Brown trial and on December 2, 1859 Brown was hanged. This event reshaped the public opinion in the North and South because Brown's execution made him a martyr for the abolitionist movement. The North decided to not condemn the raid, and this shocked the South. The ... , after the battle shifted to the Cemetery Ridge, which gave the Union perfect location for defense, Lee had more casualties than the Union. This defeat lost North chance to get recognition from British and France. The Battle of ...

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... cause. As a Red Cross worker, she went to several places, changing the lives of many people. In 1900, Congress reincorporated the Red Cross, demanding an accounting of funds. By 1904, public pressures and dissension within the Red Cross itself had become too much for Barton, and on June 16 she resigned from the organization. She then lived a life in Glen Echo ... , 1912. These ladies were very extraordinary people. They strived to be the best at every thing they did. With all of their successes, they probably were still not given the recognition they deserved. To many people, they are he...

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... it led to a political and social revolution. Americans began, as never in the past, to question and publicly protest decisions made by the government and elected officials. Congress and the public challenged the president on U.S. military and foreign policy issues. The war became a standard for comparison in future situations that might involve U.S. troops abroad. The American culture and tradition for unquestioning ... , and Fifteenth Amendments, which guaranteed civil rights to all Americans. While blacks would continue to be discriminated against, the end of slavery and passage of the...

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