The Civil War is also known as the War Between the States and the War of Secession. ... On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. ... Lee, Robert Edward (1807-1870), was a great general who commanded the Confederate Army in the Civil War. ... At first, the United States government refused to give help or encouragement. ... Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865), He led the United States during the Civil War. ...

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Not long after, the United States banned it in 1808.   ... On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation declaring that "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."" ... The Proclamation was only applicable to such to states that had seceded from the Union. On the other hand, in the loyal Border States slavery was still at full blast. ...

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He walked and worked among our Founding Fathers, and paved the way for many African Americans that have contributed to the adaptation of the political, social, and economic structures within the United States. ... They had several children, one of whom, Mary who also grew up and bought a farm, and bought a slave, Robert, whom she later freed and married. Mary and Robert lived on the family farm and bore Benjamin Bannaky along with several other children. ... He also was a tobacco farmer and as a result of his discovery, many tobacco farmers in the United States benefited, politically, socially...

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Like Galations 5:1 states, "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. ... One was the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States in 1860. ... These states joined forces and formed a new government called the Confederate States of America. ... Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware, which were slave states, were called border states because the citizens were divided in their allegiances (McPherson 276-294). ... With their Commander Robert Shaw the 54th Regiment went into battle at Fort Wagner. ...

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Slavery was like a cancer that spread through the United States around 1619, and ended about 1865. ... The town soon surrounded by local militia, and the next day, federal troops under Robert E. ... In 1850's, Garrison became less opposed to violence as a means of ending slavery, and in 1861, he announced his support for war against the Southern states. ... Garrison had many followers, and most were from the northern states. ...

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So proslavery advocates arose in these states and tried to persuade Kansas and Nebraska to approve slavery. ... Without any hesitation, President Abraham Lincoln immediately gives his assertion in the crisis that afflicted the United States. ... The Confederacy now consists of eleven states with a population of 9 million (including 3.5 million slaves). Twenty-three states, with a population of 22 million, remain in the Union. ... On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. ...

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The movie also gives honorable mention to other vital military leaders at the time, including Robert E. ... Overall, when assessing a movie of such magnitude and with as much depth as Gods and Generals has, one has to take several things into consideration when comparing it to the reality of the History of the United States and the Civil War. ... (Gods and Generals) With all of this in mind, the film ties in well with American History I with specific reference to the Confederacies' Battles of Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and most importantly, Thomas "Stonewall" Ja...

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Abraham Lincoln is a perfect example of leadership and legacy with his greatly successful job of ruling the United States of America and without him slavery may still be around today in some parts of the United States and the Confederacy likely a separate country, broken away from the US. ... Shortly before his inauguration seven states broke away from the Union forming the Confederacy. As the states started breaking away President Lincoln said nothing about it in his speeches remaining quiet about the crisis occurring. ... This prompted Lincoln to take measures that no United States Presid...

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The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln, proclaimed the freedom of enslaved people in the ten states still rebellious. ... Recruiters also expanded their limits and focused their attention on states throughout the North and South, hoping the regiment would increase in numbers. ... Although Robert Gould Shaw was skeptical of leading the all-black regiment, he recognized the importance and responsibility that came with leading. ... In the letter, the colored Private states that the reason he wrote the letter was to inform his sister how he and his fellow solders were...

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It becomes easier to understand why many felt that slavery should remain in tact through Robert Higgs quote of Senator Stephen Douglas saying "There is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality. ... The southern states were so reluctant to admit that African-Americans were people that they allowed the 3/5ths compromise to occur. During the argument over electoral votes, southern states were quick to try to include their slaves in an effort for more power. ... In the f...

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