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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... officer serving Confed- erate General Beauregard, commander of the Charleston garrison. The cannonading was a rash act, hastily choreographed by the fledgling Confederate Government in Montgomery, Alabama. At 4:30 in the morning of ...
... officer serving Confed- erate General Beauregard, commander of the Charleston garrison. The cannonading was a rash act, hastily choreographed by the fledgling Confederate Government in Montgomery, Alabama. At 4:30 in the morning of ...
Strana 2
... officer who had once been under a bombardment of his own, in this very city, by the British. The son, a West Point ... officers stationed there would become prominent in the war. Each declared his choice, North or South, held last ...
... officer who had once been under a bombardment of his own, in this very city, by the British. The son, a West Point ... officers stationed there would become prominent in the war. Each declared his choice, North or South, held last ...
Strana 7
... officers saw nothing wrong in their activ- ities and they were reassured by the idea that the pagan Africans would be given the gift of baptism, so that they might aspire to an after-life in the Christian heaven. For the English ...
... officers saw nothing wrong in their activ- ities and they were reassured by the idea that the pagan Africans would be given the gift of baptism, so that they might aspire to an after-life in the Christian heaven. For the English ...
Strana 27
... officers, following repetitive defeats. The British could not close. 33. Abigail Adams, letter toJohn Adams, July 19, 1776. 34. Davis, The Problem ofSlavery in the Age ofRevolution, p.275. 27 1. The Declaration: Liberty, but Not forAll.
... officers, following repetitive defeats. The British could not close. 33. Abigail Adams, letter toJohn Adams, July 19, 1776. 34. Davis, The Problem ofSlavery in the Age ofRevolution, p.275. 27 1. The Declaration: Liberty, but Not forAll.
Strana 28
The Slavery Quarrel and the American Civil War Donald J. Meyers. their officers, following repetitive defeats. The British could not close. They were also fighting France and Spain, who exulted in compounding England's frus- tration with ...
The Slavery Quarrel and the American Civil War Donald J. Meyers. their officers, following repetitive defeats. The British could not close. They were also fighting France and Spain, who exulted in compounding England's frus- tration with ...
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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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