States of Confusion: Solidifying Federalism by Recognizing
... in presidential races is climbing, while the number of swing states in the middle is falling.”26 In 1960, twenty states “were decided by margins of less than 5%;” in 2012, “the number was four.”27 Because states “remain[] firmly entrenched in one column or the other,” the race for the presidency si ...
... in presidential races is climbing, while the number of swing states in the middle is falling.”26 In 1960, twenty states “were decided by margins of less than 5%;” in 2012, “the number was four.”27 Because states “remain[] firmly entrenched in one column or the other,” the race for the presidency si ...
Solidifying Federalism by Recognizing Secession As a Legitimate
... in presidential races is climbing, while the number of swing states in the middle is falling.”26 In 1960, twenty states “were decided by margins of less than 5%;” in 2012, “the number was four.”27 Because states “remain[] firmly entrenched in one column or the other,” the race for the presidency si ...
... in presidential races is climbing, while the number of swing states in the middle is falling.”26 In 1960, twenty states “were decided by margins of less than 5%;” in 2012, “the number was four.”27 Because states “remain[] firmly entrenched in one column or the other,” the race for the presidency si ...
Rediscovering Abraham Lincoln
... to annual symposia at which they present papers on his life and times. These presentations have been rich in original scholarship, and precisely directed at areas of the Lincoln story that remain unexplored, underanalyzed, or subject to unresolved debate. What they have in common is the ability to a ...
... to annual symposia at which they present papers on his life and times. These presentations have been rich in original scholarship, and precisely directed at areas of the Lincoln story that remain unexplored, underanalyzed, or subject to unresolved debate. What they have in common is the ability to a ...
Mythologies about homes built before the Civil War in
... territory in the War: In 1863, the residents of the westernmost part of the state broke away and formed what is now known as West Virginia. Factories in Virginia were destroyed, cities demolished, and thousands of homes were burned or ransacked (Robertson, 1991). By the time Confederate General Robe ...
... territory in the War: In 1863, the residents of the westernmost part of the state broke away and formed what is now known as West Virginia. Factories in Virginia were destroyed, cities demolished, and thousands of homes were burned or ransacked (Robertson, 1991). By the time Confederate General Robe ...
Topic: Civil War (4.3)
... Identify the sections of the United States at the outbreak of war (CSA, Union states, border states, western territories) Describe how sectionalism, slavery, states’ rights, and balance of power in the Senate contributed to the outbreak of the war Examine the role that technology played in warfare I ...
... Identify the sections of the United States at the outbreak of war (CSA, Union states, border states, western territories) Describe how sectionalism, slavery, states’ rights, and balance of power in the Senate contributed to the outbreak of the war Examine the role that technology played in warfare I ...
lincoln - Ohio Center for Law
... and forced the surrender of federal forces at Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. President Lincoln responded forcefully to oppose insurrection and to fulfill his oath of office to “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Four more slave states joi ...
... and forced the surrender of federal forces at Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. President Lincoln responded forcefully to oppose insurrection and to fulfill his oath of office to “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Four more slave states joi ...
Economic Activity Following the Civil War Indexed by Postal Money
... Union and Confederate states. Our data provides evidence that as population increases in the North (Union States), the inflow of money order funds also increases. From 1870 to 1900, the population increased by 94%. For the same period the inflow of money order funds increased by 404%. In the South ( ...
... Union and Confederate states. Our data provides evidence that as population increases in the North (Union States), the inflow of money order funds also increases. From 1870 to 1900, the population increased by 94%. For the same period the inflow of money order funds increased by 404%. In the South ( ...
"Young Bloods of the South:" The Confederate Use and Efficacy of
... Beringer and his colleagues in the venerable Why the South Lost the Civil War. Beringer says the South lacked the will and nationalism to pursue this course. Other historians echo Beringer’s sentiment that the South was unable or unwilling to pursue this kind of war, even if they disagree with him t ...
... Beringer and his colleagues in the venerable Why the South Lost the Civil War. Beringer says the South lacked the will and nationalism to pursue this course. Other historians echo Beringer’s sentiment that the South was unable or unwilling to pursue this kind of war, even if they disagree with him t ...
Guide to Civil War Sources - Maryland Historical Society
... South, but increasingly, economic concerns were strengthening Maryland’s connections to the industrial North. When the Deep South seceded, Maryland did not initially follow and instead heralded the union. Popular sentiment seemed opposed to the idea of secession until Abraham Lincoln called for troo ...
... South, but increasingly, economic concerns were strengthening Maryland’s connections to the industrial North. When the Deep South seceded, Maryland did not initially follow and instead heralded the union. Popular sentiment seemed opposed to the idea of secession until Abraham Lincoln called for troo ...
The Civil War in Mason Neck and Vicinity by Paul
... The Wise Dragoons, of Fauquier, (Capt. John A. Adams) have been quartered here for nearly three weeks. Previous to the arrival of the company, most of the leading Black Republicans had left, for, it is supposed, Washington city. The famous Jack Underwood is now in that city . . . one would be apt t ...
... The Wise Dragoons, of Fauquier, (Capt. John A. Adams) have been quartered here for nearly three weeks. Previous to the arrival of the company, most of the leading Black Republicans had left, for, it is supposed, Washington city. The famous Jack Underwood is now in that city . . . one would be apt t ...
Balloons in the American Civil War Both the Union and Confederate
... Gambetta, made a dramatic escape from Paris by balloon, and with his chief assistant, Charles Louis de Saulces de Freycinet, established a provisional capital in the city of Tours. Because the Prussians were reputed to have a special anti-aircraft gun, the French authorities ruled that, starting in ...
... Gambetta, made a dramatic escape from Paris by balloon, and with his chief assistant, Charles Louis de Saulces de Freycinet, established a provisional capital in the city of Tours. Because the Prussians were reputed to have a special anti-aircraft gun, the French authorities ruled that, starting in ...
Resources⁴ Educators
... students view just the slide show How to view the articles: 1.Students use the slides_with_notes power point 2.from the slide, click on the picture or shapes (flags) 3.then click on the zoom link, located on the right side of the page 4.locate and read the article (download to read) ...
... students view just the slide show How to view the articles: 1.Students use the slides_with_notes power point 2.from the slide, click on the picture or shapes (flags) 3.then click on the zoom link, located on the right side of the page 4.locate and read the article (download to read) ...
DURING THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN
... southern civilians in the path of Union armies. The past couple of decades have seen a rapid increase in the number of books published that deal with this subject, including studies like Stephen Ash’s When the Yankees Came: Conflict and Chaos in the Occupied South, 1861-1865, Mark Grimsley’s The Ha ...
... southern civilians in the path of Union armies. The past couple of decades have seen a rapid increase in the number of books published that deal with this subject, including studies like Stephen Ash’s When the Yankees Came: Conflict and Chaos in the Occupied South, 1861-1865, Mark Grimsley’s The Ha ...
A Vigorous blockade at every point: The Union Blockade
... Geography and communications determined Wilmington's growth and importance. Wilmington had rail connections to both Charleston and Richmond, which linked it to two of the Confederacy's most important cities. Wilmington lay on the banks of the Cape Fear River, twenty miles from the river’s mouth and ...
... Geography and communications determined Wilmington's growth and importance. Wilmington had rail connections to both Charleston and Richmond, which linked it to two of the Confederacy's most important cities. Wilmington lay on the banks of the Cape Fear River, twenty miles from the river’s mouth and ...
The Case of Cyrena and Amherst Stone
... sight of the Green Mountains. Situated in a lush valley amidst green, rolling hills, the village was relatively well-off, its prosperity resting upon the varied agricultural enterprises of the area. Reverend Bailey had a reputation as a hard-working, strong-minded, and devout pastor; more Calvinisti ...
... sight of the Green Mountains. Situated in a lush valley amidst green, rolling hills, the village was relatively well-off, its prosperity resting upon the varied agricultural enterprises of the area. Reverend Bailey had a reputation as a hard-working, strong-minded, and devout pastor; more Calvinisti ...
George E. Pickett - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... Meantime, Pickett had begun a romance with a young woman from Suffolk, VA, Sallie Corbell. Corbell would later claim that she met and fell in love with Pickett when she was a child before the war, but it seems more likely that the two commenced their courtship during his convalescence in the late su ...
... Meantime, Pickett had begun a romance with a young woman from Suffolk, VA, Sallie Corbell. Corbell would later claim that she met and fell in love with Pickett when she was a child before the war, but it seems more likely that the two commenced their courtship during his convalescence in the late su ...
the politics of command in the fort
... In the 1850s, Americans viewed the coming conflict as a struggle over political rights. But as war erupted in April 1861, particularly in the South, many men viewed it as a proving ground for one‟s honor and a rare opportunity to obtain personal glory. South Carolina diarist Mary Boykin Chesnut wrot ...
... In the 1850s, Americans viewed the coming conflict as a struggle over political rights. But as war erupted in April 1861, particularly in the South, many men viewed it as a proving ground for one‟s honor and a rare opportunity to obtain personal glory. South Carolina diarist Mary Boykin Chesnut wrot ...
A Hard Blockade: The Union Navy and the Foundation of Union
... object of any blockade is not just to hurt the offending nation’s economy but also to limit the entrance of military supplies. The side effect of all of this, however, is that the necessities needed by the civilian populace will also be reduced, and while it may not have been the intention of the Li ...
... object of any blockade is not just to hurt the offending nation’s economy but also to limit the entrance of military supplies. The side effect of all of this, however, is that the necessities needed by the civilian populace will also be reduced, and while it may not have been the intention of the Li ...
READ-ALOUD PLAYS ABOUT
... VARINA DAVIS (sighing): You are quite right about Southern and Northern temperaments. Heading the Confederate armies as general would have suited my husband so much better than being president of the Confederacy. People are so hard to please. You should have seen his face when he received the telegr ...
... VARINA DAVIS (sighing): You are quite right about Southern and Northern temperaments. Heading the Confederate armies as general would have suited my husband so much better than being president of the Confederacy. People are so hard to please. You should have seen his face when he received the telegr ...
Chapter 12: Road to Civil War
... Lundy founded a newspaper in 1821 to spread the abolitionist message. William Lloyd Garrison, a dramatic and spirited man, fought strongly for the right of African Americans to be free. On one occasion, Garrison was present when Frederick Douglass, an African American who had escaped from slavery, s ...
... Lundy founded a newspaper in 1821 to spread the abolitionist message. William Lloyd Garrison, a dramatic and spirited man, fought strongly for the right of African Americans to be free. On one occasion, Garrison was present when Frederick Douglass, an African American who had escaped from slavery, s ...
Trent Affair
... protest to Thouvenel. Napoleon offered “his good office” to the United States in resolving the conflict with the South and Dayton was directed by Seward to acknowledge that “if any mediation were at all admissible, it would be his own that we should seek or accept.” [19] When news of the Confederate ...
... protest to Thouvenel. Napoleon offered “his good office” to the United States in resolving the conflict with the South and Dayton was directed by Seward to acknowledge that “if any mediation were at all admissible, it would be his own that we should seek or accept.” [19] When news of the Confederate ...
Abraham Lincoln Essay - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... from the District of Columbia. Working behind the scenes, Lincoln got backing from northerners and southerners, but the bill was dropped quickly when it became public. Following a prior agreement, Lincoln did not run for re-election, and with a growing family (Robert (1843-1926), Edward (1846-1850), ...
... from the District of Columbia. Working behind the scenes, Lincoln got backing from northerners and southerners, but the bill was dropped quickly when it became public. Following a prior agreement, Lincoln did not run for re-election, and with a growing family (Robert (1843-1926), Edward (1846-1850), ...
Claremont Colleges
... Recent studies of Civil War financial markets have largely focused on the role of war news in asset price determination. The ‘news’literature on Civil War asset prices largely centers on the pioneering work of Wesley Mitchell (1903). In his famous book, A History of the Greenbacks, Mitchell argued t ...
... Recent studies of Civil War financial markets have largely focused on the role of war news in asset price determination. The ‘news’literature on Civil War asset prices largely centers on the pioneering work of Wesley Mitchell (1903). In his famous book, A History of the Greenbacks, Mitchell argued t ...
the-civil-war-unit-slide-show
... abolish, slavery. Uncle Tom’s Cabin • a novel written by abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852. • It showed the evils of slavery and turned many people against it. John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry • The group attempted to help slaves by giving them guns to rebel against their masters, but th ...
... abolish, slavery. Uncle Tom’s Cabin • a novel written by abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852. • It showed the evils of slavery and turned many people against it. John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry • The group attempted to help slaves by giving them guns to rebel against their masters, but th ...
Virginia in the American Civil War
The Commonwealth of Virginia was a prominent part of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. A slave state, a convention was called to act for the state during the secession crisis opened on February 13, 1861, after seven seceding states had formed the Confederacy on February 4. Unionist delegates dominated the convention and defeated a motion to secede on April 4. The convention deliberated for several months, but on April 15 U.S. President Abraham Lincoln called for troops from all states still in the Union in response to the Confederate capture of Fort Sumter. On April 17, the Virginia convention voted to declare secession from the Union, pending ratification of the decision by the voters.With the entry of Virginia into the Confederacy, a decision was made in May to move the Confederate capital from Montgomery, Alabama, to Richmond, in part because the defense of Virginia's capital was deemed strategically vital to the Confederacy's survival regardless of its political status. Virginians ratified the articles of secession on May 23. The following day, the Union army moved into northern Virginia and captured Alexandria without a fight.Most of the battles in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War took place in Virginia because the Confederacy had to defend its national capital at Richmond, and public opinion in the North demanded that the Union move ""On to Richmond!"" The remarkable success of Robert E. Lee in defending Richmond is a central theme of the military history of the war. The White House of the Confederacy, located a few blocks north of the State Capitol, was home to the family of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.