During the 1850s several different views on slavery's expansion and its position in America's future gave doubt and resentment between the northerners and southerners. ... Going along with this quote paraphrasing what Foner said is that even though winning the war this does not necessarily give the victors the right to enforce any circumstances upon the ones whom are defeated, they did (Foner, 254). ... That the Republican Party of the time shaped the southern states to what they are today politically and societally. Lastly how the definition of freedom changed from 1860 to 1877 beca...

• Word Count: 1202
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Abraham Lincoln always gave the people what they desired and wanted to hear even if it meant pushing away his own views. ... This quotation clearly shows Lincoln's deep hatred of slavery and that he was intelligent enough to hide this resentment to show the American people he was not bias toward a particular view. ... The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 is what gave him the exposure needed to Negrophobes and antislavery men. ... Though many times this meant contradicting himself about what he believed and what the people wanted to hear him say, he pulled through. ...

• Word Count: 630
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The slaves were Africans who had no idea what hardships awaited. ... This inconsistency is what crossed the line from servant to slave. ... Simply put, this war was fought over border disagreements as well as Mexican resentment towards the annexation of Texas. ... Or at least that is what they want us to think. The information in newspapers and history books is inconsistent with what actually happened. ...

• Word Count: 993
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Abstract The purpose of this research paper is to talk about the early days of America and what happened in these beginning stages that led to the abomination of slavery. ... Because slaves were so easy to obtain and were cheap, the owner did not care what happened to them because they were easy to be replaced. ... Not only was there tension between the land and plantation owners but there was resentment from these newly released indentured servants. ... The poor were held to low status and did not get much representation and say in what happened in the establishment. ... Slavery was a terrib...

• Word Count: 1163
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School