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Uncle Toms Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a book writing by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It was a novel that helped to change how americans viewed slavery. The book was focused on how the U.S. should treat everbody eqaully that lives under the sun. In the 1850s the white people could enslave any black from of the street. No matter if they were free or escaped from slavery. Uncle Tom's Cabin was written to try to change the minds of people about slavery. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Citation
"Browse Collections by Topic." American Memory from the Library of Congress. Library of Congress. Web. 22 Feb. 2012. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html.
"Uncle Tom's Cabin." Welcome to the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. http://www.harrietbeecherstowe.org/utc/. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act Citation
"Kansas-Nebraska Act." ThinkQuest. Oracle Foundation. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112391/kansas-nebraska_act.htm. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas and Nebraska were territories that wanted to become states. Kansas and Nebraska were flocked by people from anti-slavery and proslavery parties. When they arrived in Kansas a battle erupted and now Kansas's nickname "Bloody Kansas". Kansas was voted to become a slave state. But Kansas being north of the Missouri couldn't be a slave state. People who supported anti-slavery moved into the Democratic party, thhis caused a worry. It caused worried because with them in the Democratic party -
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with them in the democratic party it may revolk there plee to become states. At the end of the commotion they both became states. -
Dred Scotts decision Citation
McBribe, Alex. "Landmark Cases." PBS. PBS. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/antebellum/landmark_dred.html. -
Dred Scott decision
The Dred Scott Decisio was based on getting eqaulity of slaves. Slaves did not have a voice in court. They couldn't sue or try to defend their selves in any way shape or manner. Slaves in the 1800's were considered property and yu can't deny someone there property. Dred Scott was a slave that master moved to Wisconsin were slavery was banned. Dred Scott sought to buy his freedom. Declined by his master, Scott sued her and was declared a free slave. -
The Election of 1860 (continued)
without a single southern electoral college vote. -
Election of 1860 Citations
"Election of 1860." United States American History. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h92.html. Lincoln, Abraham: campaign poster, 1860. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/72189/Election-poster-campaign-of-Abraham-Lincoln-and-Hannibal-Hamlin-1860. -
Election of 1860
The election of 1860 had many candidates. From the Democratic party Stephen Douglass, and John Breckinridge, and from the Republicans Abraham Lincoln. The Republicans needed a candidate twho could sweep the North. Democratic nominee Douglass lost much support after the battle of "bleeding Kansas". Abraham Lincoln was a respected and well known man. He made great speeches. He had ideas about slavery and how he would change it. He had most support of the Republican Party. Lincoln won the election -
Confederate States of America Citation
Burns, Ken. "The Civil War." PBS. PBS. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/war/map1.html. -
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America consists of: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. These were the states outraged over Lincolns election and seceded. The southern delegates met in Montgomery, Alabama an declared themselves to be the Confederate States of America. South Carolina was the first of the sates to seced. The first president of the Confederate states was Jefferson Davis. The first was battle was at Fort Sumter. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation issued by Lincoln that the slaves should be free. Emancipation means to free or to be freed. Lincoln thought that the era of slavery was over, and that it was time for them to be freed. Lincoln tried to bribe the slave owners to release their property. He didn't get much support from that ideal. States that returned to the Union by january 1, freedom would be granted to those slaves. The proclamation did not allow freedom toall the sates. The only states free were t -
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the states under the unions control. -
Emancipation Proclamation Citation
"Judgement Day." PBS. PBS. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h1549.html -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg was a speech given by Abraham Lincoln that was dedicated to those who died during the battle of Gettysburg. It is well known as one of Lincoln's most famous speech. Lincoln stated that the war was not for regions but for freedom for those enslaved. He ws preceded by Edward Everett who spoke for hours. Lincolns speech was at the most 5 mins but was a very powerful speech. -
Gettysburg Address Citations
"Gettysburg Address - Exhibitions - myLOC.gov (Library of Congress)." Document Moved. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. http://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/gettysburgaddress/Pages/default.aspx. "Primary Documents in American History." Gettysburg Address: Primary Documents of American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress). Web. 23 Feb. 2012. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Gettysburg.html. -
Freedman’s Bureau
assigned to the western frontier. The bureau accomplished many of its goal. It's most important education. It established a number of colleges and training schools for blacks, including Howard University. -
Freedman’s Bureau
"The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow." PBS. PBS. Web. 24 Feb. 2012. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events_freed.html. -
Freedman’s Bureau
The freedmans Bureau was created to assisst in the transition from slavery to free in the south. General Howard was it's first most important commissioner. The bureau sought to help newly freed slaves find jobs and get and education. Andrew Johnson thought that the Freedman's Bureau was unconstitutional. He opposed havin the federal government that secures the rights of Blacks. The federal government did want the Balcks to have any rights. The Military was was disbanded and most soldiers -
Appomattox Courthouse Citation
"Appomattox Court House." Peace and Reunification. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. http://www.nps.gov/apco/index.htm. -
Appomattox Courthouse
The battle of the Appomattox Courthouse surrendering signaled the end of the southern states attempting to create a separate nation. When surrendered it set the stage for a more power goverment to emerge. The struggle of how much power the central government would hold was settled. The four year war had almost 700,000 casualties. Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant met in the parlor of the McLean House in the village of Appomattox Court House. Where they settled the agreement. -
Lincoln’s Assassination
Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln was attending a show at the theater when he was shot in the head. When Lincoln was shot Booth (trying to escape) broke a bone in his leg but still managed to escape. A doctor who was also in the building said the bullet was lodged behind his ear and rested under his eye. He was barely breathing and paralyzed. Nine hours later, at 7:22 AM on April 15th, Lincoln died. -
Lincoln's Assassination Citation
"Lincoln Papers: Lincoln Assassination: Introduction." 301 Moved Permanently. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/alrintr.html. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment was ratified on December 6, 1865. This Amendment stated: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." Formally abolishing slavery in the United States, the 13th Amendment was passed by the Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the states on December 6, 1865. -
13th Amendment Citation
"Primary Documents in American History." 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Primary Documents of American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress). Web. 23 Feb. 2012. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.html. -
14th Amendment Citation
Hudson, David L. "Primary Documents in American History." 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Primary Documents of American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress). Web. 23 Feb. 2012. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/14thamendment.html. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment was ratified on July 9, 1868. This Amendment grants citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States. This amendment also promises equal protection to all persons. This means that exslaves and whoever else are apart of the U.S. will be treated and protected equally. It also allows due process. Due process is the legal requirement that the state must respect all of the legal rights that are owed to a person. -
15th Amendment Citation
"Primary Documents in American History." 15th Amendment to the Constitution: Primary Documents of American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress). Web. 24 Feb. 2012. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/15thamendment.html. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment was ratified on February 3, 1870. This Amendment allowed all men to vote. No matter former slave status all men can vote. African Americans to cucasions. right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.The Amendment wasn't fully reconginzed until a century later. -
Election of 1876 Citation
"Dipity." Dipity. Web. 25 Feb. 2012. http://www.dipity.com/Nikki/Civil_war_history_timeline_project/. "Digital History." Digital History. Web. 25 Feb. 2012. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=139. -
Election of 1876
In the election of 1876, the Republicans nominated Rutherford B. Hayes, the governor of Ohio, while the Democrats, out of power since 1861, selected Samuel J. Tilden, the governor of New York. The initial returns pointed to a Tilden victory, as the Democrats captured the swing states of Connecticut, Indiana, New Jersey, and New York. By midnight on Election Day, Tilden had 184 of the 185 electoral votes needed to win. He led the popular vote by 250,000.
