An officer wrote that " the man who doesn't give hearty support to our bleeding country in this day of our country's trial is not worthy to be a descendant of our forefathers We will be held responsible before God if we don't do our part in helping to transmit this boon of civil and religious liberty down to succeeding generations." (28). ... Yet my country has claims upon me strong as that of home or family." (33). ... Invasions of Union states produced the motivation for the defense of home and family. As one soldier put it "here men will fight with twice the courage and det...

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I was suddenly supporting a side that I obviously disagreed with, and worst of all, some of the pro slavery arguments actually held some water. ... Unlike the slaves in the south, many of these men did not even have homes or food, making them worse off, in many ways, than the slaves. ...

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It helped the slaves find jobs and homes. ... Elections were held in each state with black males having the right to vote. ... A Klan's member would ride up to a house and drag the person from his or her own home. ...

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The woman slaves usually worked in the homes, cooking and cleaning, whereas the men were sent out into the plantations to farm. ... Most house slaves lived with in their owner's home. ... These punishment you can imagine was a very unequal contest, the owners held all the powers of reward and punishment. ...

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Abraham Lincoln held many professions, including shopkeeping and blacksmithing before he decided to study law and pursue a political career. ... Shortly after the assassination of President Lincoln, the Lincoln family moved to a home at 3014 N. ... The family of President Kennedy moved to a home at 3017 N. ...

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It helped the slaves find jobs and homes. ... Elections were held in each state with black males having the right to vote. ... A Klan's member would ride up to a house and drag the person from his or her own home. ...

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Boley, Oklahoma was the larges all-Negro town, which held elections for five years and had a diversity of republicans and democrats in this town. ... Even today we see African Americans moving into better homes and better towns. ...

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His home was Springfield, Illinois. ... Southern Democrats held a separate convention and nominated John C. ... The violence escalates when the Home Guard, a group of pro-Union German immigrants serving with the Union forces, return fire into the crowd. ... Although the Union commander attempts to dismiss the Home Guard to restore peace, rebel mobs continue to rampage, burning buildings throughout the night. The Home Guard is called out once more to end the riots. ...

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Whittier's parents were devout Quakers who held worship daily in their home. ... Two years after he had enrolled in the academy, Whittier returned home to care for his family. ... After leaving his job as an editor in 1831 due to failing health, Whittier returned home. ...

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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. ... 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." ...

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His dad Jacob Johnson, and his mom, Mary Johnson, both worked hard to maintain the home by working for Casso's Inn, which was a popular inn and stable. ... The resident of the home threatened to call the cops, so Johnson left the town and deserted his apprentice job at the tailor shop. ... He held the position until 1864. ...

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I have read all the papers I have been able to get my hands on, but have seen nothing said of my brother, except that he has been detained at home on account of sickness. ... Chief justice John Marshall was a leading citizen and presided at the famous treason trial of Aaron Burr held in the Capitol Building. ...

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Andrew Johnson In the year 1808, Andrew Johnson was born, from childhood to presidency. I outlined key points, which include: His Childhood, which briefly describes how his family was like, how he grew up and how he accomplished his goals. His presidency outlines, how he accomplished his vic...

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As backward as this might sound, Sherman's views were not at all deviant from the popular views held at that time. ... For Sherman, and the soldiers who didn't return home, there was the matter of Indian troubles in the West to occupy their desire for adventure. ...

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People who were once treated as less than human, now have the power to vote, and not only that, but can become a leader of the same nation that once held them captive in shackles. ... When the Europeans came into their villages, they used violent force to remove them from their homes and pack them into the ships. ...

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Now, hostile whites, who did not know how to treat blacks as equal human beings, surrounded, and still held authority over, freed African Americans in the South. ... The boy was physically taken from his uncle's home, and three days later his lifeless body was found brutally beaten in the Tallahachie River. ...

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Fort Sumter was one of the four military posts within the seceded states that were still held by U.S. forces.2 Fort Sumter is located on a man-made island at the mouth of the harbor in Charleston, South Carolina. ... Eventually, after two days of heavy fire between the forces, Anderson and his men without casualties surrendered the fort and the flag was raised over Fort Sumter.11 The Aftermath Even though the Union had lost Fort Sumter, Anderson's troops were welcomed home as hero's. ...

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