Reasons for preserving the Union included a dependency on the South for agricultural goods and a business market. ... The North consisted of many businesses, industries, and manufacturers. ... Therefore, all the Northern business people desired to keep the Southern businesses intact for their own benefit. ... Through the Confiscation Acts, slaves were declared free. ... Because they weren't able to stay home and support their families, thousands of wives and children experienced famine, especially as a result of Union barricades of Sou...

• Word Count: 1746
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

These men were making five times more then what they can make at home. ... Cotton will soon become a million dollar business that will tear the nation apart. ... Furthermore, selling slaves was a two million dollar business. ... Solomon Northrup, an educated free man from the North who was kidnapped into slavery. ... Even a free man has no right to a trial by jury. ...

• Word Count: 1311
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Soliciting aid from free slave B. ... From his new home in Rochester, he dedicated his life to the abolition of slavery, including equal treatment of women. ... Upon Frederick's arrival at the Auld Home, his only duties were to run errands and care for the Auld's infant son, Tommy. ... "It was the custom in the State of Maryland to require the free colored people to have what were called free papers. ... The merest glance at the paper satisfied him, and he took my fare and went on about his business. ...

• Word Count: 1950
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Mary maintained the home by working for Casso's Inn, a popular inn and stable. ... He started his own business in Greenville, Tennessee a small Tailor shop. ... His business grew and he soon joined a debate club, which soon led his popularity to arise over others. ... Johnson's decision to support the return of the pre-war social and economic system except for slavery cut short any hope for a redistribution of land to the freed-people or a more far-reaching reform program in the South. ... Johnson's decision to support the return of the pre-war social and economic system excep...

• Word Count: 1062
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

At the age of eight, little Abraham already was chopping wood for the home. ... Finally, in early 1844 they purchased a frame house in the city that would serve as their home for the next sixteen years. ... Again, he encountered numerous business set backs and challenges but he persisted. ... Lincoln's most significant action as president to be his Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, Lincoln proclaimed that all slaves held in rebellious areas were "then, thence-forward, and forever free." ... Although the proclamation actually freed no slaves at the time, it accomplished hum...

• Word Count: 1225
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Slaves also could be set free by their owners, if they saved enough money to buy them ownselves and become free. ... Helping runaways was illegal even in the free states. ... Funds were being collected so that slaves could be free. ... Then later on the second Fugitive Slave Act in 1850 was passed and it made things even worse, for now respected black citizens- craftsman, publishers, business owners- could be taken from their homes and sent in chains back to the cotton fields, and their friends could nothing but help them. ... After the slaves in the United States were freed, slavery b...

• Word Count: 1826
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Therefore, if they freed all the slaves, someone would predict, many whites would have no jobs and many things would be up-side-down. ... But the Northern were opponent of slavery since the slavery population took less than 10 percent of the entire population and Southern states were already free. ... Before the real business, both of them were talking about other things rather than the Civil War and they seemed like good friends. ... The great war was over, but that didn't mean any good because millions of free slaves and white people found themselves without any money or home...

• Word Count: 1641
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• Grade Level: High School

This school was one of the first free public schools in the state. ... For the historic meeting, in the home of Wilmer McLean, General Lee arrived first, standing erectly dressed in a new uniform of Confederate grey, buttoned up to his throat. ... By the end of the day, flags were being flown at half mast, businesses closed and people who were just recently rejoicing at the possible end to the war were now reeling from Lincoln's shocking assassination. ... Sherman's mission was to destroy the Southern home front and crush the South's spirit by annihilating the economic an...

• Word Count: 1807
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

In less than a year Offutt's business had begun to fail, and when the Black Hawk War of 1832 broke out Abraham joined a volunteer unit. ... She was living at her sister's home in Springfield, Illinois- the same house from which she had walked as the bride of Abraham Lincoln just 40 years before (The History Place). ...

• Word Count: 2431
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Surratt-didn't know about the conspiracy but she helped deliver messages and supplies such as guns-first woman hanged in US history Sam Arnold-ex-confederate soldier- Union store clerk-dropped out of the conspiracy-tried for conspiracy and convicted-later freed in 1869 Others Andrew Johnson- Lincoln's VP-Tennessee native-common man-poor drinker-Lincoln never really saw much of him-poor leader-died in 1875 Edwin McMasters Stanton-Secretary of War- important to Lincoln-warned Lincoln not to make public appearances-loyal, stubborn, hard working, emotional, hated-perfecti...

• Word Count: 3812
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School