This event set the stage for a profound decision on Dunmore's part. ... He felt that if they continued to denounce the Proclamation, there would be no way to win the war. ... Several Southern states even approved the death penalty for recaptured slaves, but nothing could stop the Black contributions to the British war effort. General Washington wrote Colonel Henry Lee on December 20, 1775 saying that they had to use the slaves and arm them as quickly as possible in order to win the war. ... Lord Dunmore's Proclamation was the first mass emancipation of slaves in American history,...

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Some historians say that Civil War happened because of the issue of slavery and others think it happened because the events outlined by James Mcapherson in his article "Who Freed the Slaves?" ... I think that without Lincoln's help, it would have taken a lot longer for slaves to become free and if the South would have won the war, maybe not even for many decades, if ever. ... James Mcapherson also wrote about who freed slaves : "The clear answer is the war. ... Another important thing that Lincoln did was not to let South to expand slavery to the free territories. ... He points o...

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In all Abe Lincoln did not have a very easy time growing up facing multiple tragic events but this shaped the man and leader he would grow up to be. ... Lincoln demonstrated one of the traits that made him such a good leader early on when he decided not to attack the confederacy and declare war but stated that they would would not be the first to act if war was imminent. Lincoln saw no right for the states breaking away but did not want a war, "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. ... Some of the volunteer troops he called for w...

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When discussing Brown's character, Thoreau cites a statement, substantiated by his own conversations with Brown, that read that "he permitted no profanity; no man of loose morals was suffered to remain there, unless, indeed, as a prisoner of war. ... " He describes Brown as he hangs from the gallows, using the execution scene as a symbol for the events as a whole. ... The author is arguing that the death of Brown is something that cannot be understated or ignored; in effect, this marks the beginning of the war. Melville enumerates that idea through the title of the poem, and his...

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This was important for slave owners" safety since slaves had revolted and run away to join the British during the Revolution. ... It consequently laid the foundation for events leading up to Civil War between Northern and Southern States. ...

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Most importantly the memoirs found within speak for the character of Equiano, his strength in the face of adversity, his undying faith in God, and his incredible resolve in unfavorable situations. ... The prisoners that were captured in these "wars" were made to live as slaves and were occasionally sold or traded to outsiders; however, "they did no more work than other members of the community". ... It cannot be argued that this is benevolent treatment, to hold a man against his will, though they undoubtedly were living under better conditions than even a prisoner of war might today. ... Alt...

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Therefore, they sought to secure their own independence from England, and in this process, establish the institutions of civil government so that its consent of the governed would establish their rights.8 Keeping the Union intact was more important to Lincoln than ending slavery. ... Slavery was wrong and had to be done away with, but it had to take time so there would not be a race war. ...

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The Missouri discussions held 1819-1821 functioned as an important turn in the United States' major disagreement over slavery. The arguments held over tightening the grasp of slavery in the new state was the outcome of previous debates and the start of unwanted events. ... Slavery itself noticeably stretched its finger into the Mid-Atlantic's free states in the post-war ages. ... " This abrupt situation is important to understanding why a disagreement detonated about Missouri during 1819-1821, not to the identical mark over earlier developments of slave territory and admittance ...

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Thomas Jefferson shows his most Important achievement, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, where Jefferson writes "We hold these truths to be self evidence: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" ( The Norton Anthology American Literature 715). ... Perhaps the lure of historical writing is to answer the mystery of what and why of great events, but it is not the job of historians to choose questions which have an effect on legal rights. ... The enslavem...

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