... other states. About 700,000 slaves were starting to expand all over the states. When they arrived at their master's land, he gave his slaves their own names such as John Downey, James Wilson. The slave owner has these dirty, rotten shacks for his slaves to live for the rest of their lives. They have the men working in the plantation ... the banjo (which became a standard American instrument in the 19th century, largely through minstrelsy), tambourine, and calabashes to washboards, pots, spoons, and the like. From the 1740s, many states had banned the use of drums in fear that Africans w...

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... Some were not let in and Douglass ended up winning the nomination of the party. Southern democrats decided to hold their own convention. John C. Breckinridge was nominated on behalf of the South. The sectional crisis that was avoided for so many years inside this party finally ... the main people that would try and take the nomination of Lincoln, would be Salmon P. Chase, the current Secretary of the Treasury and John C. Fremont. Chase always thought of himself a better candidate than Lincoln and showed that in brochures he passed out. Chase's brochures made it ... Lincoln accepted it. I...

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... old- Lincoln's favorite child-spoiled- had eleft palate and lisp which kept him from going to school regularly-died at the age of 18 Conspirators John Wilkes Booth-26 years old-lead conspirator- killed Lincoln- famous actor- wanted his name to be remembered forever-great horseman, fencer, and shooter-immature, ... Secretary of State- took his father's place in the cabinet when his father was injured- severely beaten by Paine with pistol-suffered mortal wounds John F. Parker-Lincoln's personal body guard on night of assassination-had poor record as an officer-left Ford's Theatre to get dr...

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... leave. The fourth theory was advocated by Mississippi Senator Jefferson Davis, one of state sovereignty, also known as the "Calhoun doctrine," named after the South Carolinian political theorist and statesman John C. Calhoun. Rejecting the arguments for federal authority or self-government, state sovereignty would empower states to promote the expansion of slavery as part of the Federal Union under the U.S. ... , General Philip Sheridan, aggressive enough to prevail in the Valley Campaigns of 1864. Sheridan was initially repelled at the Battle of New Market by former U.S. Vice President a...

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... Lincoln, but Lincoln survived an extremely tough presidential campaign and was once again elected as president of the United States. On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth entered the National Hotel at 10:00 AM. He usually got up late, and therefore arrived at breakfast late. Booth learned from ... soon realize the high price of victory. Booth then stepped into the back of Ford's Theatre, preparing to carry out one of America's worst crimes. John Wilkes Booth secretly made his way upstairs to the president's booth with the help of a fellow Confederate. In a matter of minutes Abraham Lincol...

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... wanted to be pro or anti slavery. Abolitionists were everywhere in the North. Some were radicals, who would do anything to end slavery and its evils. John Brown was an example of this type of person. John Brown was a minister who was an active abolitionist. In 1859, he and twenty-two other men attacked the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Brown ... slavery in the United States. But sadly, his second term was to be cut short in a violent ending for this wonderful president. Lincoln was assassinated in April 14, 1865, by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln didn't actually die until Apri...

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... of increased federal power sided with the Federalists, while Anti-Federalists formed the nucleus of the Republican Party, the ancestor of today's Democratic party. In the 1796 election, Vice President John Adams supported by many Federalists ran against Thomas Jefferson, representing the Republicans. Adams received the most electoral votes and won the presidency, therefore making Jefferson his Vice President. Political and ... industries of the North. The new party soon spread across the North, attracting antislavery Whigs and Democrats. In 1856, the Republican Party nominated its first...

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... Rochester, New York. He was a dedicated editor there for seventeen years (World Book). In 1859, Douglass again fled to England, this time in fear of prosecution. Letters linking him to John Brown's raid on Harpers" Ferry led Virginia officials to seek him out for arrest. He professed his innocence, but expected no justice from southern hands. In England, he never received ... Rochester, New York. He was a dedicated editor there for seventeen years (World Book). In 1859, Douglass again fled to England, this time in fear of prosecution. Letters linking him to John Brown's raid on Harpers"...

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... as a slave state but there was considerable Northern opposition; not just Whig or Democrat, but in both parties in the North. Texas is finally annexed to the Union just as John Tyler leaves office and James Polk takes office. President Polk realized there was a good deal of opposition to the Mexican War: potential opposition in the Whig party and in the ... Polk gains military victories and the war ended in 1848 with the annexation of the Mexican Territories to the Union. (Hume, Video Lecture 4) With the deaths of Andrew Jackson (1845), John Calhoun (1850), Henery Clay (1852), Bennett (...

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... philosophy and method. While many white abolitionists focused only on slavery, black Americans tended to couple anti-slavery activities with demands for racial equality and justice. Some famous abolitionists are John Brown, William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, and Sojourner Truth. In 1833, sixty abolitionist leaders from ten states met in Philadelphia to create a national organization to bring about immediate emancipation of ... from the territories. Sectional conflict was intensified by the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision, which declared that Congress could not exclude slave...

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... two corps; one under Jackson and the other commanded by the exprienced and gruff James Longstreet. McClellan retreated north while an army of 60,000 union soliders under the braggard John Pope invaded Virginia. Lee sent Jackson and cavalry under the colorful Jeb Stuart. Jackson won a battle at Cedar Moutain, confused Pope, and captured the supply depot near Bull Run. Pope ... Forrest, losing the battles but delaying Forrest from attacking the supplies in time to slow Sherman. With Sherman right outside of Atlanta, Davis replaced the cautous Johnston with the agressive John Bell Hood, wh...

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... Turner. In addition, angry whites killed about 100 innocent slaves. The rebellion caused the Southern States to pass strict laws for the control of slaves, especially those who were preachers. 6. John Brown - He lived and worked successively in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New York. Meanwhile, he had conceived an intense hatred of the institution of slavery and had resolved to do everything ... ...

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... abolish slavery completely. They were very vocal and the Southerners began to see them as another threat to their way of life. "This threat was exaggerated in 1859 when abolitionist John Brown took control of the Federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. They called for a slave uprising (Harrison 3)". After this happened many Southerners became very fearful of their own slaves and started ... ...

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