... 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 ... heavy losses on both sides, and forced Lee's Confederates to fall back repeatedly. An attempt to outflank Lee from the south failed under Butler, who was trapped inside the Bermuda Hundred river bend. Each battle resulted in setbacks for the Union that mirrored what they had su...

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... 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 ... heavy losses on both sides, and forced Lee's Confederates to fall back repeatedly. An attempt to outflank Lee from the south failed under Butler, who was trapped inside the Bermuda Hundred river bend. Each battle resulted in setbacks for the Union that mirrored what they had su...

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... half a century. After the Confederate states used St. Thomas as a coaling station during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State William Seaward developed a keen interest in obtaining the island of St. Thomas. Denmark was not interested and refused to sell. Within the next several months the ... its foreign relations and policies because it had refused to assent to a treaty which it initiated. By 1896 and the election of President William McKinley there were new reasons to spark an interest in the purchase of the Danish West Indies. The construction of a canal th...

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... the primary candidate for the democrats. Douglass apposing the federal slave codes kept much of the South from backing his nomination. Former Representative William Yancey of Alabama, former Senator Robert Barnwell Rhett of South Carolina, and Senator Robert Toombs of Georgia helped to stage a walk out ... In Illinois, Chicagoans were setting up for the Republican convention. The Wigwam, a very large convention hall, was being raised especially for the convention. William Seward, a New York State senator and former governor, leads the pack of nominees. Many people at this convention we...

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... 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 all ... slaves. The American Anti-slavery Society elected officers and adopted a constitution and declaration. Drafted by William Lloyd Garrison, the declaration pledged it...

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... point," he enquired his colleagues, "that Congress has the control to make that constraint or territorial prohibition continuous and mandatory on the States hereafter?" And to this William Lowndes of South Carolina beamed and shuddered his dome, so Cook bellowed, "Away with your negotiation. Let Missouri in, and the majority of slave impact is settled, and the ... own disease will be unabated." In the face of such criticisms, John Randolph of Virginia complained that "these Yankees have almost reconciled me to negro slavery." Senator William Smith of South Carolina brought the toughest ...

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... to take ten Confederate brigades and attack the Union army with two brigades at a time creating a non-stop wave of attack. A Confederate brigade of 1600 men led by Brigadier General William Barksdale attacked Daniel Sickles' Union troops that were now far out of position. Barksdale noticed the gap in the Union line and overwhelmed some of Sickles' men killing and capturing ... in to aid their comrades. Barksdale's now tired and weary men break their formation and lose their combined firepower that had been working so well. In the chaos Brigadier General William Barksdale is shot and fat...

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... claimed by U.S. citizens against Spain. Official U.S. occupation took place in 1821, and Andrew Jackson was appointed military governor. Florida, with its present boundaries, was organized as a territory in 1822, and William P. Duval became its first territorial governor. Florida was admitted to the Union in 1845 as a slaveholding state. The U.S. Territory of Missouri was set up in 1812, but settlement was slow ... of all its defenders (numbering about 190). The Mexican army of Santa Anna numbered 4,000 to 5,000 during its final charge. Among those killed were David Crockett, Jim Bowie ...

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... tried to find any work he could. He sawed wood, dug cellars, shoveled coal, and swept chimneys for the next three years to earn his living . Douglass then began reading William Lloyd Garrison's "Liberator," an anti-slavery journal. This prompted him to attend anti-slavery conventions and meetings. In 1841, at a meeting of the Massachusetts Antislavery Society, Douglass told what freedom ... tried to find any work he could. He sawed wood, dug cellars, shoveled coal, and swept chimneys for the next three years to earn his living . Douglass then began reading William Lloyd Garrison's "Libe...

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... the audience found out what Booth had done, there was a major commotion. People everywhere were screaming out to catch Booth, kill him, hang him, burn him, and many more threats. William Withers, Jr., a member of the orchestra at that time, heard what had happened and when Booth jumped down from the box, Withers was in his way. Withers had no chance ... , but then the people in the box with Lincoln saw a wound in the back of his head. When they found the bullet, they brought him to the house of Mr. William Peterson, a German tailor. In Mr. Peterson's house, Lincoln was placed on a bed th...

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... September, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, and of the Independence of the United States, the eighty-seventh. By the President: Abraham Lincoln WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State. Illustration 1. The Proclamation of Emancipation. 1 January 1863 By the President of the United States of America: A Proclamation. Whereas, on the twenty-second day of September, in ... the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the eighty-seventh. Abraham Lincoln By the President: WILLIAM H. SEWA...

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... men delayed taking Louisville by installing a Confedrate gorvnernor. Buell caught up with Bragg and fought a draw at Perryville. Bragg retreated into Tennesee, while Buell was replaced with the more energetic William Rosencrans. Rosencrans entered Tennesee and gave battle at Murfreesboro. The battle was a draw but it forced Bragg to retire to Chattanooga, where his two top officers, L.K. Polk and ... William Hardee petioned Davis for a replacement, but were rebuked. Attempts to retake Baton Rouge and Corinth ended in failure but Port Hudson, La. was made into a stronghold, and further c...

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... American delegation of the conference were denied a place in the convention they were ordered to sit in a reserved area off to the side. The men accompanying this group of women, William Llyod Garrison and Wendell Phillips, refused to participate in the conference due to the discrimination of their fellow female Abolitionists. Americans who witnessed the unequal treatment at the conference had ... ...

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... American delegation of the conference were denied a place in the convention they were ordered to sit in a reserved area off to the side. The men accompanying this group of women, William Llyod Garrison and Wendell Phillips, refused to participate in the conference due to the discrimination of their fellow female Abolitionists. Americans who witnessed the unequal treatment at the conference had ... ...

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... suspected and known Klan sympathizers/members. One example of these types of testimonies, that gives a great amount of insight into the workings of the Klan, is the testimony given by William K. Tolbert. A witness to the murder of a African state senator by the name of B.F. Randoph, Tolbert "told the Congressional Committee that he had been sworn in as a member of the Klan ... ...

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... to ease the lot of the small farmer. The new political party soon became an important political force in Western states. In 1896, following the defeat of the populist nominee William Jennings Bryan, the populist movement faded into history. The Populist Revolt resulted in lasting changes in the orientation of both major parties. The long lasting major impact of these changes ... ...

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... sheer determined attitude won him many battles. George McClellan, another Union general, was strongly disliked by Lincoln and Northern politicians, because he took far too long in planning the battles. William Tecumseh Sherman was, in my opinion, a very violent man. He and his men marched to the sea from Atlanta, Georgia; pillaging and burning as they went along. He succeeded in ... ...

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... until the signal to engage came.26 All six hundred men charged the fort. The color bearer fell almost immediately and the orders to withdraw were given.27 However, Sergeant William Carney refused to let that be the end of the battle and he carried the colors despite the orders and the multiple bullet wounds to his chest, arms, and legs ... ...

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... debate turned on the constitutional issue. Congress, Rufus King of New York asserted, was empowered to forbid slavery in Missouri as the Confederation Congress had done in the Northwest Territory. William Pinckney of Maryland asserted that the states were equal and that Congress could not bind a state. Southern leaders argued further that under the Fifth Amendment, slaveholders could not be denied ... ...

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... the country. Large numbers of abolitionists then joined the fight to win social and political equality for blacks. Abolitionist of the Abolition Movement These abolitionists fought to have slavery abolished: 1. William Lloyd Garrison - Publisher of the newspaper "The Liberator" we was the most outspoken and most vocal of all abolitionists. He often wrote in corse and blunt language that left no ... ...

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... resulted in inability to work for some time after the war. "For most respondents, the trek home was memorable primarily in that the war was over and they were, as William M. Harrad wrote, "free to return home once more as a citizen of this our America country" " (Noe and Wilson 19). Several men picked up where they left off and married and ... ...

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... . Rudyard Kipling poetically referred to this responsibility as "the white man's burden." Though most Americans supported expansion, many of the nation's most illustrious citizens -ranging from Andrew Carnegie, industrialist, to William James, philosopher -were appalled by American Imperialism. These people believed that governments derive their just powers from consent of the governed, and the American people were not giving others that ... ...

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