The Civil War had settled the issue of slavery and the question of states" rights, but several problems remained. First, the Union had to be reunited and control of the Southern state's governments had to return to normal. Second, the South was in a social downfall. Southerner's spirits had been ...
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Kentucky. Abraham Lincoln grew up working on farms with his father. At the time the Lincoln family did not have money for the children to go to school. Abraham was very interested in education and bettering himself. He would barrowed books from his ne...
Cotton prices had dropped significantly, farms had been destroyed by Union troops during the war, and taxes had never been higher11. ... It was the Redeemers' most violent plot to prevent Republican votes from being cast into the ballot box. ...
Before the Civil War, America was plagued with a complicated social quandary that incorporated individual, societal, political, economic, and religious principles. This taboo of a topic found itself well-versed throughout the country in many publications. Its authorship included Frederick Douglass...
