President Johnson's first proclamation was to offer the former Confederates "amnesty and pardon, with restoration of all rights and property" if they would swear allegiance to the Constitution and the United States. ... The three acts established military control over the former Confederate States by dividing them into five military districts, established who could run for office and who could vote, and how to regulate the ratification of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments and the Constitution. ... History Resources: 1998 Lause, Mar...

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But under the Constitution Congress had to charge him with "high crimes and misdemeanors". ... What I liked about the book was it was an interesting part of history to read about. ... (Benedict 126") Though what I did not like about the book was it expected you to be pretty familiar with the Constitution. ... "I would be willing to delay indefinitely...the final action of the House upon this question, if I were fully assured that the president from this time forth would have respect to the obligations of the law , and not undertake to usurp the authority of this governme...

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Throughout America's long history, there have been 42 great men who served as president of this nation. ... Each served as president during a time of great change and hardship in American History from the founding of the nation to World War II. ... After the war, Washington was unhappy with the Articles of the Confederation and took steps to bring about the ratification of the Constitution. In 1787 when the Constitution was ratified, Washington was unanimously elected President. ... Abraham Lincoln served as the nation's 16th President during one of the bloodiest wars in American...

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His presidential record is noted for dictatorial use of power and the deliberate disregard for the Constitution. ... He made the most through violations of the Constitution in the nation's history. ... Lincoln even threw out the Constitution and retained popular appeal of the masses. ... Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis are both presidents that gave great contributions to the history of the United States. ...

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Mount Rushmore has served as a patriotic symbol that stands for America's freedom and history. ... Robinson suggested that it should be based on the heroes of western history. ... The Articles of Confederation are still immensely important to this day because it built a foundation for our constitution that we continue to abide by. ... Thomas Jefferson was one of the founding fathers who marked his own importance into history and the freedom of America. ...

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There have been several cases in the history of the Supreme Court that have had a powerful impact on both the highest court of the land and the history of the United States. The Dred Scott decision can definitely be included in this category of monumental cases that changed the course of American history. ... The slave does not have an identity or history of his own. ... This is why the case of Dred Scott played such an important role in American history. ... The decision, which Justice Taney presented, had three main points: Negroes, even those who were not slaves, could not be citizens of th...

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The Supreme Court ruling that ultimately interpreted the Constitution, at the time, is titled ,"Scott vs. ... He continues, "The question is simply this: Can a negro, whose ancestors where imported into this country, and sold as slaves, become a member of the political community formed and brought into existence by the Constitution of the United States, and as such become entitled to all the rights, privileges, and immunities, guaranteed by that instrument to the citizen?" ... Ultimately the Justices decided that, "...upon full and careful consideration of the subject, the court is of opinion,...

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History shows that Abraham Lincoln won the election; that was more than enough to confirm their decision. ... Article 1, section 10 declares the following: " No state shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power- The Union saw this breaching of the constitution by the south as rebellion. ... Significantly, history shows this as the last major Confederate offensive in the war. ... The constitution held the supreme law of the land and was to be en...

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All of this was basically a different interpretation of the United States Constitution on both sides. ... Basically the North favored a loose interpretation of the United States Constitution. ... Some of the most famous abolitionists were William Lloyd Garrison of Boston, Wendell Phillips, who in 1836 gave up his law practice because he couldn't support the United States Constitution, James G. ... It was all described when a Southern man said "We have at last reached that point in our history when it is necessary for the South to withdraw from the Union. ...

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Finally, the first day in January, 1863 would go down as one of the most historic days in American history. ... However, it was Lincoln, "As the most activist president in history, Lincoln transformed the role as commander in chief" (American). ... In Lincoln's mind, "It made no sense to lose the nation yet preserve the constitution" (American). ...

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After the Civil war in 1861, The United States adopted the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America. ... This is debatably one of the worst Supreme Court decisions in history. ... In this case, they did not carry out their constitutional duty which shows that the 14th amendment meant little in this point in history. ... The Ku Klux Klan is infamous for committing some of the most brutal and criminal acts in the history of the United States of America known as the "reign of terror ". ... Jackson is known as one of the most controversial in United S...

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Civil War historian Shelby Foote describes the American Civil War as the most important event in American History. The Civil War was, at the very least, one of the most controversial periods in American history. ... The Confederate Constitution of 1861 begins by stating "each State acting on it's own sovereign and independent character (wishes to) secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity." ... A States right was a major topic, even at the drafting of the US Constitution in 1787. ...

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Frederick Douglass Born 1818 (?) in Tuckahoe, Maryland Died 1895 in Washington D.C. Frederick Douglass was the leading spokesman of African Americans in the 1800's. Never knowing his mother or even the identity of his father, he was born a slave and escaped to the north when he was twenty years...

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In 1865, the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery in the country. ... Nat Turner - Nat Turner, a black slave and preacher, led the most famous slave revolt in United States history. ... More whites died during the rebellion led by Turner than in any other in the nation's history. ... Although he had been Garrison's protege and friend, they eventually had a public and dramatic falling out over differing interpretations of the Constitution. Whereas Garrison regarded the Constitution as a pro-slavery document, even going so far as to publicly burn it, Dougl...

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Lets go back in history and see how this whole thing acuatlly led up to to the Underground Railroad. There have been slaves through most of human history. ... Slavery was very different in early history, often people became slaves when their nation lost a war. ... The American Constitution had declared in 1787 that any slave who escaped to a free state had to be returned to the owner. ...

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We have even made a Confederate Constitution. ... To recall briefly Richmond's history prior to the Civil War: Captain John Smith first landed here in 1607 at the falls of the James River. ... Can you tell that I've been drinking in history facts since this whole debate has started? ...

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The American Civil War was a milestone in the history of not only the United States, but the world as well. ... Through the bloodiest battles in American history, the goals of the Northern and Southern counterparts were either achieved or failed. ... This fear came because during the beginning years of the war, President Lincoln exercised his powers beyond what the constitution allows. ... These bloody battles murdered more Americans than in any war in U.S. history. ...

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.# He believed that the Negro votes which were cast in violation of the Ohio constitution prohibited him from Congress. ... He took up the post of chaplain and professor of geography, history, and ethics at West Point. ...

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The most intriguing question is whether the war that was both a landmark in the American history and a cause of misery was inevitable. ... The constitution which was their unifying factor did not mean much to them but just another agreement between the states of the U.S (James & Michael, 210). ...

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