... place in New England. It is primarily in Boston, Massachusetts area during the American Civil War. The novel tells the story of how the March family lives; the four girls and their mother are left to survive after their father has left to fight for his country. They struggle on their own ... broken, yet Beth was never able to return to the same state of mind and remains weak. Jo is very worried about her sister and losing a family member and friend in this tribulation. Jo never really shows her emotions because she is much like a tomboy and not many of her emotions are shown. The ... wh...

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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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... to fight for liberty and independence from a tyrannical government."" (Page 104) The Union soldiers wanted to keep the nation in order. They did not want the nation to be split. A captain in the 12th Indiana wrote, "this is not a war for dollars and cents, nor a war for territory "but it is to decide whether we are ... battle. A private in the 20th Georgia wrote, "I had rather dye on the battle field than to disgrace myself and the hole family."" (Page 80) These soldiers were fighting not only for their namesake but also for their family name; thus if a soldier was named a coward not onl...

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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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... people to work in the field to make money. I could only imagine how terrifying it was to be a slave. It was said that family members would find themselves split up. Some bidders did not want to buy the whole family, only the strongest, healthiest member. Before the bidding began, if any bidders decided to come up onto the platform to inspect the slaves ... ...

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... conscience and morality. If America was to be a representative group moral conscience, then how was it to deal with issues of human bondage? America found itself facing a dilemma that would split the country in half: slavery. Slavery was a universal theme that had plagued man since the beginning of time, yet it became in America not only an issue of morality, but ... were generated in the south, namely cotton for textiles. Although the country was divided, many southerners saw the inhumanity of one person owning another. Angelina Grimke, from a wealthy South Carolina family, appealed to...

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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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... 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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... slaves in the fields, were just a few ways that slaves were mistreated. The arguments grew thicker as America began to move west in the 1840's and 50's. The country was split in half on the issue of slavery. The events of and undertones of the mid 1800's would foreshadow the Civil War. The southern states relied on an agriculture economy of ... on there plantation, these farms were only about 150-200 acres large. The owners of these plantation were not of great wealth, they lived modest lives and provided for there family, man did not even live in very nice homes at all. There was about...

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