1. From Oppressed Slaves to Champion Soldiers
The North, however, was a cooler, rockier climate that would not support the development of plantations. ... New territories would have the choice to decide whether to permit slavery or not. ... Following the firing on Fort Sumter, Fredrick Douglass wrote a fiery editorial Nemesis: At last our proud Republic is overtaken. ... The South did not decide to use blacks as soldiers until the closing days of the war. ... As the war progressed, the death toll drastically increased. ...
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- Approx Pages: 16
- Grade Level: High School