I do not remember to have ever met a slave who could tell his birthday" (Douglass 13). ... He was not allowed to be present during her illness, death, or burial. "She was long gone before I knew anything about it I received the tidings of her death with much the same emotions I should have probably felt at the death of a stranger" (Douglass 15). ... He was so proud to finally work for himself, to be his own master, and take home the whole of his hard earned wages. ... His incredibly influential speeches, debates, and interviews continued, about every other day for thirty years, until his ...

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• Grade Level: High School

During the election was when Lincoln learned that not everybody agreed with his opinions. ... This ordered the release of all slaves who were not in previously set aside slave states. ... After hearing this, Abraham Lincoln was seriously considering canceling his plans and not going. ... He was enjoying a play with people cheering him on, and did not worry too much about the war because it was nearly over. This happiness would not last much longer. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 4026
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School