And the War Came: The Slavery Quarrel and the American Civil WarAlgora Publishing, 2005 - Počet stran: 284 "This detailed account of slavery in America, from Jamestown through the Civil War, explains its economic importance in the North as well as the South, its impact on the political dynamics of the Civil War, and the moral dilemmas it posed"--Provided by publisher. |
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Strana 19
... asked me, 'What I thought of the news,' my invariable answer was, 'the worse, the better.” 19 In late May, Adams was distraught. John Dickinson of Pennsylvania (for whom Dickinson College is named) was temporizing about declaring ...
... asked me, 'What I thought of the news,' my invariable answer was, 'the worse, the better.” 19 In late May, Adams was distraught. John Dickinson of Pennsylvania (for whom Dickinson College is named) was temporizing about declaring ...
Strana 22
... asked to read Richard Henry Lee's resolution of June 7, with its empire-shattering rhetoric. John Adams seconded the motion. The roll call began. New Hampshire...Aye! Massachusetts Bay...Aye! Connecticut...Aye! ...Rhode Island...Aye ...
... asked to read Richard Henry Lee's resolution of June 7, with its empire-shattering rhetoric. John Adams seconded the motion. The roll call began. New Hampshire...Aye! Massachusetts Bay...Aye! Connecticut...Aye! ...Rhode Island...Aye ...
Strana 23
... asked Secretary Thomson to read Jefferson's manuscript. “When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of ...
... asked Secretary Thomson to read Jefferson's manuscript. “When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of ...
Strana 62
Omlouváme se, ale obsah této stránky je nepřístupný..
Omlouváme se, ale obsah této stránky je nepřístupný..
Strana 63
Omlouváme se, ale obsah této stránky je nepřístupný..
Omlouváme se, ale obsah této stránky je nepřístupný..
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29 | |
3 The Missouri Compromise | 37 |
4 A Besieged South Circles the Wagons | 53 |
5 The Gag Rule Fight | 61 |
One Party Dead The Other Split | 71 |
7 Abraham Lincoln in Illinois | 83 |
A Dark Horse | 93 |
Opportunity Squandered | 149 |
15 Slaughter at Fredericksburg Jubilee with Emancipation | 163 |
Lincolns Depression Grows | 175 |
The Writing on the Wall | 183 |
General Grant | 199 |
Something Went Out of the War | 211 |
20 Confederate Disaster in Tennessee And the 13th Amendment | 223 |
21 Lee Surrenders at Appomattox | 235 |
9 Lincoln Elected Seven States Defected | 103 |
10 An Act of War | 113 |
Disillusion and Frustration | 121 |
LargeScale Killing Shocks the Nation | 131 |
McClellan spooked by Lee | 139 |
22 Lincoln Assassinated His Severe Task Done | 245 |
The Man John Quincy Adams was Looking For | 257 |
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And the War Came: The Slavery Quarrel and the American Civil War Donald J. Meyers Omezený náhled - 2005 |
And the War Came: The Slavery Quarrel and the American Civil War Donald J. Meyers Omezený náhled - 2005 |
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