In "Apostles of Disunion," the author, Charles Dew attempted to explain what caused the South to secede and start a civil war. ... One speech that Dew wrote about that showed pro slavery attitude was by Stephen Fowler Hale who was Alabama's commissioner to Kentucky. ...
Tensions were inflamed by Charles Sumner's speech, "The Crime Against Kansas." ... Lincoln, an Illinois nominee for the Senate seat, challenged his opposing candidate, Stephen Douglas, to a series of debates. ... Passion replaced reason when Preston Brooks physically attacked acrimonious Charles Sumner. ...
Tensions were inflamed by Charles Sumner's speech, "The Crime Against Kansas." ... Lincoln, an Illinois nominee for the Senate seat, challenged his opposing candidate, Stephen Douglas, to a series of debates. ... Passion replaced reason when Preston Brooks physically attacked acrimonious Charles Sumner. ...
Tensions were inflamed by Charles Sumner's speech, "The Crime Against Kansas." ... Lincoln, an Illinois nominee for the Senate seat, challenged his opposing candidate, Stephen Douglas, to a series of debates. ... Passion replaced reason when Preston Brooks physically attacked acrimonious Charles Sumner. ...
During the Civil War, Charles Summer pushed for the emancipation of the slaves and introduced the 13th Amendment to the Senate in 1864. ... Alexander Stephens was the ex-vice president of the Confederacy until 1865 when it was defeated and destroyed by the Union. ... Along with Stephens, Jefferson Davis was one of the conspirators, after serving two years in prison. ...
The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. Among the 34 states in January 1861, seven Southern slave states individually...
The Emancipation Proclamation: A look at emancipation and the motives behind it Table of Contents Cover Page 1 Contents ... .2 Preface ..3 Introduction ..4 Main Text .4 Conclusion . 14 Appendix ....16 Bibliography ...20 Preface When I first selected a topi...
