Also, Stampp gave insight to potential reasoning by supporters of slavery in that they argued due to the kindness the masters showed the slaves, the slaves were cheerful and content with their servitude. ... That said, it is obvious that the authors viewed the entire situation of slavery through a very narrow field of view which gives cause for many angry words, unless the article is read for the simple purpose of exploring that single line of thought. ... This quote demonstrates the actions of the slaves and the sociological reasoning behind said action. ... With their unique views of how the...

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He did this to save them for an ultimate attempt to break through the Union line, his purpose all along . ... General Lee's idea was to break the Union line at Cemetery Ridge. ... Lee dictated his plan of attack to Longstreet, stressing that Pickett's newly arrived division would form the center of the attacking line. ... To make matters worse for Lee, Union General Meade had anticipated his point of attack in the center by the simple reasoning that Lee had previously attacked both flanks . ...

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While one side seemed to be more religious, the other seemed to remain rather independent in their reasonings for why they were in war. ... These people who fought to keep slavery depended on it so much that it was important and necessary for the men to put their lives on the line to fight to keep it. ... Later on it seems that their reasonings on the war have changed from their original reasons for joining. ...

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(Akers 11) reflects Abigail Adams" attitude of rational acceptance of life and its polarities while Mary Todd often overlooked this kind of reasoning and concentrated on her own self. ... (Akers 37) And even though, she eventually became a best informed woman in the nation, when it came to issues of public affairs, Abigail Adams remained within her sphere, careful not to cross the nature-imposed line between two sexes. ...

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