... secure a large part of the northern part of the country to vote for Lincoln. This election saw four different candidates. John C. Breckinridge was a Southern Democrat, Abraham Lincoln was a Republican, John Bell was a Constitutional Unionists, and Stephen Douglass was a Northern Democrat. Even though Douglass received 30% of the popular vote he only won 12 electoral votes finishing last. John ... Bell won three Border States for a total of 39 electoral votes. Breckinridge won all of the deep Southern states and commanded 72 electoral votes. Winning 40% of the popular vote and ... to a...

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... the utter defeat of Confederate forces and their economic base would end the war. Grant devised a coordinated strategy that would strike at the entire Confederacy from multiple directions. Generals George Meade and Benjamin Butler were ordered to move against Lee near Richmond, General Franz Sigel were to attack the Shenandoah Valley, General Sherman was to capture Atlanta and march to ... base of the Shenandoah Valley, a strategy similar to the tactics Sherman later employed in Georgia. Meanwhile, Sherman maneuvered from Chattanooga to Atlanta, defeating Confederate Generals Joseph E. ...

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... the utter defeat of Confederate forces and their economic base would end the war. Grant devised a coordinated strategy that would strike at the entire Confederacy from multiple directions. Generals George Meade and Benjamin Butler were ordered to move against Lee near Richmond, General Franz Sigel were to attack the Shenandoah Valley, General Sherman was to capture Atlanta and march to ... base of the Shenandoah Valley, a strategy similar to the tactics Sherman later employed in Georgia. Meanwhile, Sherman maneuvered from Chattanooga to Atlanta, defeating Confederate Generals Joseph E. ...

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... the strong personalities of Davis, Johnston, and Beaurugard clashed. In Washington D.C. the union army, now called the Army of the Potomac, came under George B. McClellan, an expert organizer who drilled and organized army for months. Despite having nearly 150,000 men at his disposale he waited out of caution ... caught Hooker off guard, while Stuart won a victory at Brandy Station. Lee entered Pennsylvania and thretened Harrisburg and Philidelphia when the veteran and irritable George Meade replaced Hooker. Lee turned his army to face Meade, causing the two to collide at Gettysburg, Pen...

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... 's beliefs were obviously queerer than other beliefs. Despite all the condescending, outside publications wrote about Appalachia, some people found books such as, The Spirit of the Mountains. Written by Emma Bell Miles, this book is a portrait of religious life in the mountains. The early worshippers of Appalachia generally met ounce a month, although there were several churches, and a participant could travel too ... of the spirit, they are considered damned by the congregation. The words in the gospel of Mark, chapter 16:14-20, is what spawned the whole idea of snake handling. George W...

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... extra two hours let the Union army reinforce their defenses and fully set up their fishhook positioning on the hill. To track the movements of the Confederate army, George Meade, a Union officer, put to use a new way to communicate that was based on Morris Code called wig wag signaling. Wig wag signaling was performed ... The attack was massive success if the Union did not do something fast they would risk losing the entire battle and possibly the war. Union Officer George Meade decided to pull 8000 reinforcements from Culp's Hill to help repel the Rebel attack. After about an hour of a...

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... the hardness of the taxes and the settler's need for a fair leader. First of all, the conflict was partially economic because the colonies were full of natural resources and King George was interested in the money that he could get from them. The King and Parliament, in an effort to gain more money from the colonies, oppressed the colonists with heavy ... taxes. Because King George III wanted more income from the colonies, he was determined to get it and keep the colonists under control as well. The colonists, angered by the expensive tax on imported ... Day which is an epic recreation...

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... 's people. Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, illustrates the horrors of slavery. It convinced the North that slavery, if not stopped, would be the nation's downfall. Cannibals All, by George Fitzhugh, was a counter attack on the Northern industrialists. It argued that while the South may own slaves, the North abused its people by making them work in filthy factories with ... a country unto itself. But after Fort Sumter, Lincoln had to recognize them and start a war. Lincoln was very involved in the war strategies, and in hiring his generals. He hired George McClellan after Fir...

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... the hardness of the taxes and the settler's need for a fair leader. First of all, the conflict was partially economic because the colonies were full of natural resources and King George was interested in the money that he could get from them. The King and Parliament, in an effort to gain more money from the colonies, oppressed the colonists with heavy ... taxes. Because King George III wanted more income from the colonies, he was determined to get it and keep the colonists under control as well. The colonists, angered by the expensive tax on imported ... Day which is an epic recreation...

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... to the colonies. Colonial leaders would arm blacks or slaves to fend off attacks by Native Americans but feared that slaves would turn on their masters. During the Revolutionary War, George Washington refused to enlist blacks into the Continental Army. Washington changed his mind when the governor of Virginia offered to free any slaves who fought for the British crown. Efforts ... units, mostly artillery, tank, and engineer companies, participated in the drive across France. They included the 761st Tank Battalion, nicknamed the Black Panthers. They were under the command of General Geor...

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... witnessed the birth of two major political parties and the development of the basic geographical characteristics of today's U.S. politics. The first presidential election was held in 1789, with former commander George Washington elected unanimously by the first Electoral College. Washington sided with those who advocated increasing the strength of the central government, who had formed the Federalist faction. Supporters of increased ... ...

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... , and published works such as Uncle Tom's Cabin, which not only forced people to discuss slavery openly, but also created a general distaste for slavery and the South. (Hume, Video Lecture 5) George Templeton Strong of New York wrote in his diary: December 1. [1860] What has created our present unquestionable irritation against the South? What has created the Republican party? Its nucleus was ... ...

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... lifestyles began to cause tension, and would soon get the ball rolling toward abolition. Opposition to slavery developed more rapidly in the North, but some Southerners, including such leaders as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, spoke out against slavery. However, the high profits that resulted from slavery had far greater influence than did any moral arguments. Even the many Southerners who ... ...

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... was so timid in his confrontations with the Confederate Army was because he was unwilling to open the road to abolition by crushing the rebels. "On the peninsula in Virginia George McClellan, commanding the greatest number of those battalions in a slow advance, saw the voices against slavery as enemies and not allies." This view was voiced by more that a few and ... ...

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... up writing a new constitution instead of revising the old one. Several of the delegates were well known and influential people; James Madison (who is considered the father of the constitution), George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Alexander Hamilton were only a few. "A new nation was about to begin, but also a new idea was about to be brought into the world; the idea that ... ...

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