For four years our country was split into two warring sections- the North and the South. This Civil War formed a new United States, with a stronger federal government, and a new definition of what freedom really is. I. Causes leading ... an active abolitionist. In 1859, he and twenty-two other men attacked the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Brown was caught and was sentenced to death. His raid only split ties between the North and South further. Many other abolitionists attacked the south before the war started. Music and Literature was as important in influencing people's feeli...

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... was little time for play for Abraham. Most of the day was spent hunting, farming, fishing, and doing chores. When Abraham was seven, the family moved to Spencer County, Indiana. At the age of eight, little Abraham already was chopping wood for the home. When he was only 9 years ... 135). At an early age he could read, write, and do simple arithmetic. When Lincoln was twenty-one, the family walked 200 miles behind an ox team to migrate to Illinois. Young Lincoln split fence rails and worked aboard a flatboat to earn a living. Later, he was to serve as clerk and postmaster at ... 1839, we...

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... born on February 12, 1809 in Kentucky. His father was Thomas Lincoln and his mother was Nancy Hanks, both were pioneer farmers. The Lincoln family had been in America since 1637 - all were real frontier people. Abraham's family moved quite often during his childhood. His mother died in 1818 when he was nine. In the same year Abraham's father married Sarah Bush ... Johnston, a kind widow with whom Abraham developed a friendship. Abraham Lincoln grew up to be a tall, gangly boy who showed strong leadership characteristics. When he was eighteen, his family moved to Illinois and he got a jo...

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... born on February 12, 1809 in Kentucky. His father was Thomas Lincoln and his mother was Nancy Hanks, both were pioneer farmers. The Lincoln family had been in America since 1637 - all were real frontier people. Abraham's family moved quite often during his childhood. His mother died in 1818 when he was nine. In the same year Abraham's father married Sarah Bush ... Johnston, a kind widow with whom Abraham developed a friendship. Abraham Lincoln grew up to be a tall, gangly boy who showed strong leadership characteristics. When he was eighteen, his family moved to Illinois and he got a jo...

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... General Robert E. Lee and Union General George C. Meade battled in and around Gettysburg. The battle ended on July 4, 1863. Both sides suffered heavy casualties totaling nearly 50,000, which were split almost equally between the North and South. The pain of the lost in the battle at Gettysburg was shared by the divided states. Pennsylvania governor Andrew Curtain tasked David Willis ... consisted of Confederate and Union soldiers and supporters, as not only the President, but the Commander-in-Chief of the Union Army. He was keenly aware that many of the family member of fallen soldiers ...

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... , led the most famous slave revolt in United States history. In 1831, Turner and from 60 to 70 other slaves killed about 60 whites in Virginia. The victims included the family of Joseph Travis, Turner's owner. More whites died during the rebellion led by Turner than in any other in the nation's history. The Virginia militia captured and hanged about 20 ... give a speech on The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro he told his white audience, "This Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn." The split between Douglass and Garrison mirrored the uneasy alliance between...

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... school moved to Baton Rouge and became known as Louisiana State University (LSU). In 1861, William resigned and went back to Ohio, where he was born, and then brought his family to Missouri where he became the president of the Fifth Street Railroad. In August of 1861, William wrote to the Secretary of War and offered his service for three years ... that Atlanta was a military encampment and ordered all of the civilians to leave the city no matter what. From September to November, Sherman guarded the city. Sherman's plan was to split the Confederacy so he began a plan that became known a...

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