It came very close to destroying the American government and culture for good, yet it also saved the country. ... They question whether Lincoln was justified in stopping the South from leaving the Union and whether it was hypocritical for a government to uphold democracy and yet stop people from selecting their own government. ... George Washington refused to be appointed interim King, which would have threatened the whole concept of democratic government that the United States stand for. Roosevelt ended the great depression by implementing government work programmes and helped America win W...
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. ... These states agreed to form a new federal government, the Confederate States of America, on February 4, 1861. ...
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. ... These states agreed to form a new federal government, the Confederate States of America, on February 4, 1861. ...