There would be no order in the country and it would simply fall apart proving the Europeans correct. ... In a letter to his wife one man wrote "No one loves wife or family more than I. Yet my country has claims upon me strong as that of home or family." (33). Another soldier penned this to his wife "My country, glorious country, if we have only made it truly the land of the free I count not my life dear unto me if only I can help that glorious cause along." (34). ... The South felt that America would fall apart without slavery, "this country without slave labor would be completely worthless...

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There are two presidents that are recognized in history as two of a kind, yet they served our great country 100 years apart. ... He was shot in the head sitting in Box 7 at Ford's Theater with his wife. His wife was not injured. ... He was also shot in the head sitting in a Ford vehicle, a Lincoln limousine, and the 7th car of the Dallas motorcade, beside his wife who was not injured. ...

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Aldridge gave no performance in Europe, which was not witnessed by one or more members of the royal family of the country he was in. ... His second wife was a Swedish baroness, by whom he had three children. ...

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This was the beginning of a life-long battle for Dred Scott and his wife, Harriet. ... Scott and his wife filed petitions of false imprisonment and brought up charges of assault on Mrs. ... Scott and his wife filed seperate petitions, but the text of each reads similarly, "[Mr. and Mrs. ... Emerson, he and his wife were considered by the St. ... Under any other role, all our Territories are henceforth Slave Territories, on the way to be ripened into Slave States." [7] The Democratic South also had its own rebuttal of the decision, "Never perhaps, in the history of the country, has there ex...

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"The man who stands beneath the Stars and Stripes and says a word derogatory to the flag, who is not satisfied to have it wave over him in life and encircle him in death, ought to leave the land, and go to a country that has a flag he can respect.... This statement shows exactly the kind of loyalty he had towards our country. ... Henry Blanchard Freeman and his wife lived on La Bonte ranch north of Douglas Wyoming, which is stated he has always claimed as his residence. ...

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During his stay with the Auld family, he asked the wife of Hugh Auld, Sophia Auld to teach him to read; she obliged and proceeded to teach him to read. ... On January 1, 1836, Frederick Douglass was ready and willing to escape enslavement, but armed white men put him with other associates in jail when they were planning their escape in early April.1 Hugh Auld released him from jail after a week.1 After a while, Douglass was allowed to work at a shipyard where Hugh Auld worked and was able to keep part of his wage.1 It was at this time when Douglass married Anna Douglass.1 On September 3, 183...

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They write of their love for their wife and children, or girlfriend. ... Their loyalty to their country outweighs any feeling that they may have of fleeing. The men feel that this so-called "job" as a warrior is an obligation they have made to defend their country. ... So, it seems ironic to me that this norm is followed today, yet this piece of literature shows how instinctively emotional and empathetic men can be, while performing the most "manly" service on the planet, defending your country....

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Our nation's past is often perceived as a glorious and monumental country. ... America has many untold and unforeseen flaws that show how this country's real reputation should be taught. ... She refused to allow Scott and his wife Harriet Robinson to buy their freedom for three hundred dollars. ... Dred Scott was purchased by his previous owner's sons and childhood friends, Peter Blow, and he and his wife were set free. ...

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Late Friday night, Abe Lincoln and his wife went out for the night to see Our American Cousin at the Ford Theater. ... His assassination had a long-lasting impact upon the United States, and he was mourned throughout the country in both the North and South. ... On the Sunday after Lincoln's death, clergymen around the country praised Lincoln in their sermons. ...

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He was the father of the United States and helped the country in its struggle for freedom. ... When he returned to the US, Wilson went on a tour of support around the country, in which he suffered fatigue and a stroke. Wilson never fully recovered from his stroke and his wife made most of his political decisions. ...

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While he embarked on his trip he met the wife of the ever so important Nathanial Greene, who was an important war general of the American Revolution. ... The entire country was changed because of him and he had done something that would later change the country forever. ... Another benefit that the cotton gin would have is that it would help the economy of the country because they would be able to sell more cotton to other countries. The other countries would rely on the United States because they were the number one exporter of cotton in the world. This would also lead to why the United Sta...

• Word Count: 1542
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In Lincoln's speech in the "Lincoln- Douglas Debate" in 1858, Lincoln states "I will say then that I am not, nor ever have been in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races I do not understand that because I do not want a Negro woman for a slave I must necessarily want her for a wife. ... I am now in my fifteenth year, and I certainly never have had a black woman for either a slave or a wife" (Lincoln-Douglas Debate 1858). ... These examples would explain how the lives of Southerners would be ruined and that the ...

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His wife improved his reading and writing skills because she was far smarter and more educated then him. ... He was inspired when his wife taught him about President Arithmetic. ... Johnson exclaimed that the Union would provide many minor countries, which would be ruled by miscellaneous forms of government. ...

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Abraham Lincoln is one of the most prolific men to ever grace this great country with his presence, and is considered to be one of the greatest American Presidents. Because of his relentless aggression towards a slave-free country, the future of the United States would be forever changed. ... If leading a country through a Civil War was not enough of a burden placed on Lincoln, he had to deal with the death of this son Will Wallace too. ... Lincoln's wife Mary Todd was known to act a senile at times, and after the death of her sons, Abraham said that she never really acted the same agai...

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Abe Lincoln showed great leadership and he brought our country to a whole. If not for him, our country might still be divided today. ... Abe was quoted as saying, " My wife is as handsome as when she was a girl, and I fell in love with her; what is more, I have never fallen out." ... His reason was that General Taylor had been sent into to a part of the country that did not belong to the United States. ...

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Slavery in America stems well back to when the new world was first discovered and was led by the country to start the African Slave Trade-Portugal. ... His will stated that they would be released after the death of his wife. ...

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During his first fifty years, Brown moved about the country, settling in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New York, and taking along his ever-growing family. ... He and his wife agreed to raise a black youth as one of their own. ...

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It came very close to destroying the American government and culture for good, yet it also saved the country. ... While the war raged, Lincoln also suffered great personal anguish over the death of his beloved son and the depressed mental condition of his wife, Mary. The pain of battle and loss affected him deeply but he kept his sense of humour and always spoke eloquently about the meaning of the Great War consuming his country. ...

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He did this because he thought it was disrespectful to his wife that was a strong supporter of the south. ... After many years we final let the islands become free or states if they wish to w did this because it was not right for a country that believes in freedom does not let other countries do the same....

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The outcome of the war determined whether there would be two countries instead of one united nation. ... Scarlett "became a wife within two weeks" of the picnic at Twelve Oaks(130). ... People who had lived in Atlanta their whole lives were leaving for country plantations of their relatives. ...

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There other immigrant is America, who is the wife Candido. ... America came to this country with nothing and was able to make money for her family. Even though Candido clearly said that he did not want her to work she ignored him insisting that "'Someone has to go.- (49) This was America's attitude towards staying strong in this country, whether it be man or woman. ...

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Abraham Lincoln sat next to his wife and behind some important government officials. When Lincoln was in his booth, during the last few hours of his life, it seemed like the country was at peace. The war was near its end, with Lincoln having clearly obtained his objective of a slavery free country. ... Surprisingly, the item that stopped John Wilkes Booth from running into the South where he would be free to leave the country and avoid punishment was not a person or a weapon. ... Surrounding him were his wife, one of his sons, many Cabinet members, Generals, and Chief Justice Chase. ...

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These slaves tend to receive more beatings from the slave owner's wife, since she was the person who was cheated on. ... Auld found out and forbid his wife to teach him anything. ... The country was being split apart on the issue of slavery, and it would eventually lead to the Civil War. ...

• Word Count: 1899
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Slavery and the American Experience More than any other history of race relations in America, the struggle between white and black Americans is by the far the most complex and long standing. Beginning with first contact between white Europeans and Africans during the English colonial period, Af...

• Word Count: 1938
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"What could I do but go with them (Civil War soldiers), or work for them and my country? ... Our nation is shocked by this news Lincoln was seated in a private box above the stage with his wife Mary, an officer named Henry Rathbone and Rathbone's fiancée, Clara Harris, the daughter of New York Senator Ira Harris. ... The whole country feels the same. ...

• Word Count: 1807
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