"Or this whole affair is a failure": a special treasury agent`s
... that causes one to fall in love with all things history. His work as a teacher and preserver of history, his favorite hobby of reenacting, and quite simply being my buddy in crime as we travel around the United States visiting battlefields and homes have all molded me and guided me this path I have ...
... that causes one to fall in love with all things history. His work as a teacher and preserver of history, his favorite hobby of reenacting, and quite simply being my buddy in crime as we travel around the United States visiting battlefields and homes have all molded me and guided me this path I have ...
Dividing and Unifying: The Response to the Emancipation Proclamation, by Aaron Raschke
... so they did not abandon the Union and side with the Confederacy. The Emancipation Proclamation was a conservative document that was intended to ease the North into the idea of all the slaves being free without actually freeing many slaves. Lincoln believed emancipation of the slaves was important t ...
... so they did not abandon the Union and side with the Confederacy. The Emancipation Proclamation was a conservative document that was intended to ease the North into the idea of all the slaves being free without actually freeing many slaves. Lincoln believed emancipation of the slaves was important t ...
"The Naples of America," Pensacola during the Civil War
... tourists pass by with hardly a thought as they continue towards Walt Disney World or Key West. However, this was not the case during the nineteenth century when Florida’s population did not extend any further south after Gainesville. Pensacola boasted a flourishing port and timber industry that made ...
... tourists pass by with hardly a thought as they continue towards Walt Disney World or Key West. However, this was not the case during the nineteenth century when Florida’s population did not extend any further south after Gainesville. Pensacola boasted a flourishing port and timber industry that made ...
The Emancipation Proclamation - Home
... either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.” 5 (Abraham Lincoln, August, 1862). ...
... either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.” 5 (Abraham Lincoln, August, 1862). ...
All About Juneteenth
... It also expressly exempted parts of the Confederacy that had already come under Northern control. Most important, the freedom it promised depended upon Union military victory. Although the Emancipation Proclamation did not immediately free a single slave, it fundamentally transformed the character ...
... It also expressly exempted parts of the Confederacy that had already come under Northern control. Most important, the freedom it promised depended upon Union military victory. Although the Emancipation Proclamation did not immediately free a single slave, it fundamentally transformed the character ...
L I L/I
... Use this reading guide to help you understand important readings about the Reconstruction. You will be using your analyzing (examining in detail), evaluating (determining significance), & summarizing (using your own words to restate the main ideas) skills. Follow the steps below for each reading: St ...
... Use this reading guide to help you understand important readings about the Reconstruction. You will be using your analyzing (examining in detail), evaluating (determining significance), & summarizing (using your own words to restate the main ideas) skills. Follow the steps below for each reading: St ...
Antietam and Emancipation
... The Battle of Antietam (also called the Battle of Sharpsburg) was the bloodiest single day in American history. Lee lost 10,300 men to death, injury, or capture while McClellan lost 12,400. However, having limited reinforcements and supplies, Lee was forced to retreat, and the North declared the bat ...
... The Battle of Antietam (also called the Battle of Sharpsburg) was the bloodiest single day in American history. Lee lost 10,300 men to death, injury, or capture while McClellan lost 12,400. However, having limited reinforcements and supplies, Lee was forced to retreat, and the North declared the bat ...
1862: Antietam and Emancipation
... The Battle of Antietam (also called the Battle of Sharpsburg) was the bloodiest single day in American history. Lee lost 10,300 men to death, injury, or capture, and McClellan lost 12,400. However, having limited reinforcements and supplies, Lee was forced to retreat, and the North declared the batt ...
... The Battle of Antietam (also called the Battle of Sharpsburg) was the bloodiest single day in American history. Lee lost 10,300 men to death, injury, or capture, and McClellan lost 12,400. However, having limited reinforcements and supplies, Lee was forced to retreat, and the North declared the batt ...
Allow Me to Call Your Attention to the Situation of the Forts
... service in Virginia over coastal duty. A lack of state-funded ammunition further hampered the island’s defenses. Not only did the Military Board refuse to finance Hatteras and garrison it with enough soldiers, but it also did not supply enough munitions. In late May, only 80 muskets were sent to the ...
... service in Virginia over coastal duty. A lack of state-funded ammunition further hampered the island’s defenses. Not only did the Military Board refuse to finance Hatteras and garrison it with enough soldiers, but it also did not supply enough munitions. In late May, only 80 muskets were sent to the ...
Congressional Reconstruction
... Reconstruction called for a general pardon to all Southerners who took an oath of loyalty to the United States and accepted the Union’s proclamations concerning slavery. After ten percent of the state’s voters in the 1860 presidential election had taken the oath, the state could organize a new state ...
... Reconstruction called for a general pardon to all Southerners who took an oath of loyalty to the United States and accepted the Union’s proclamations concerning slavery. After ten percent of the state’s voters in the 1860 presidential election had taken the oath, the state could organize a new state ...
Kennedy Assessment Index
... and timid leadership at the national level.” (I ♥ this prompt) a. See the list above… EVALUATE or JUDGE how the leaders of our national government (Presidents, Congressional Leaders, and / or the Supreme Court) handled these various crises and whether or not they managed them in a way that made the ...
... and timid leadership at the national level.” (I ♥ this prompt) a. See the list above… EVALUATE or JUDGE how the leaders of our national government (Presidents, Congressional Leaders, and / or the Supreme Court) handled these various crises and whether or not they managed them in a way that made the ...
The `Wayward Sisters` - National Humanities Institute
... summer of 1787. The only exception was Rhode Island, the people of which seem to have been less dissatisfied than their compatriots. This was a bit of a problem, since the Articles of Confederation required unanimity for any amendment to take effect.12 The absence of Rhode Island was not a good omen ...
... summer of 1787. The only exception was Rhode Island, the people of which seem to have been less dissatisfied than their compatriots. This was a bit of a problem, since the Articles of Confederation required unanimity for any amendment to take effect.12 The absence of Rhode Island was not a good omen ...
16 The Union Reconstructed
... control of both land and labor. The law and federal enforcement generally supported the property owners. The Allston women were friendly to the blacks in a maternal way and insisted on restoring prewar deference in black–white relations. Adele and Elizabeth, in short, both feared and cared about the ...
... control of both land and labor. The law and federal enforcement generally supported the property owners. The Allston women were friendly to the blacks in a maternal way and insisted on restoring prewar deference in black–white relations. Adele and Elizabeth, in short, both feared and cared about the ...
Reconstruction Packet
... 1 became governor of Louisiana. 1874, first black US Senator – Blanche K. Bruce, from Ms. – former slave) All are Republicans. Civil Rights Act of 1866 & 1875 – further protected A-A rights in public places. Attempted to outlaw segregation. Economically: Able to own land and work for money. Socially ...
... 1 became governor of Louisiana. 1874, first black US Senator – Blanche K. Bruce, from Ms. – former slave) All are Republicans. Civil Rights Act of 1866 & 1875 – further protected A-A rights in public places. Attempted to outlaw segregation. Economically: Able to own land and work for money. Socially ...
Emancipation Hell - Abbeville Institute
... rescind the laws of states in secession because it was fighting a war against them, and that in wartime the confiscation, or liberation, of the enemy's property could be held to be legitimate. A modern nationalistic state was taking shape, one absorbing power from the states into its center, and wil ...
... rescind the laws of states in secession because it was fighting a war against them, and that in wartime the confiscation, or liberation, of the enemy's property could be held to be legitimate. A modern nationalistic state was taking shape, one absorbing power from the states into its center, and wil ...
Emancipation Moments By Matthew Pinsker
... proclamation, issued following the Union victory at Antietam, specified that all previous congressional measures against slavery were to be fully enforced and that the commander-inchief would go well beyond those measures starting on January 1, 1863 by emancipating all slaves throughout the rebel ar ...
... proclamation, issued following the Union victory at Antietam, specified that all previous congressional measures against slavery were to be fully enforced and that the commander-inchief would go well beyond those measures starting on January 1, 1863 by emancipating all slaves throughout the rebel ar ...
ahon_ch16_sect01_lecture_notes
... freed from slavery after the Civil War • John Wilkes Booth – a Confederate sympathizer who shot President Lincoln ...
... freed from slavery after the Civil War • John Wilkes Booth – a Confederate sympathizer who shot President Lincoln ...
The Emancipation Proclamation January 1, 1863
... Initially, the Civil War between North and South was fought by the North to prevent the secession of the Southern states and preserve the Union. Even though sectional conflicts over slavery had been a major cause of the war, ending slavery was not a goal of the war. That changed on September 22, 186 ...
... Initially, the Civil War between North and South was fought by the North to prevent the secession of the Southern states and preserve the Union. Even though sectional conflicts over slavery had been a major cause of the war, ending slavery was not a goal of the war. That changed on September 22, 186 ...
150th Anniversary Celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation
... On January 1, 1863, as the nation entered its third year of civil war, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring “that all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states “are, and henceforward shall be free.” Despite this expansive wording, the Emancipation Proc ...
... On January 1, 1863, as the nation entered its third year of civil war, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring “that all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states “are, and henceforward shall be free.” Despite this expansive wording, the Emancipation Proc ...
UNIT 5 2011
... 1. For what reasons was the Union cautious about seizing rebel property? How were the Confiscation Acts related to this? 2. Lincoln slowly accepted the idea of emancipation. How did the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation affect slavery? Why was it such a clever political move? 3. What are the political ...
... 1. For what reasons was the Union cautious about seizing rebel property? How were the Confiscation Acts related to this? 2. Lincoln slowly accepted the idea of emancipation. How did the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation affect slavery? Why was it such a clever political move? 3. What are the political ...
CH 18 Slides - Doral Academy Preparatory
... a) the political rights promised in the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were finally secure. b) they steadily lost the ability to exercise their political rights. c) their businesses could compete on an equal basis with white businesses. d) at last they were free to vote in local el ...
... a) the political rights promised in the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were finally secure. b) they steadily lost the ability to exercise their political rights. c) their businesses could compete on an equal basis with white businesses. d) at last they were free to vote in local el ...
No Slide Title
... a) the political rights promised in the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were finally secure. b) they steadily lost the ability to exercise their political rights. c) their businesses could compete on an equal basis with white businesses. d) at last they were free to vote in local el ...
... a) the political rights promised in the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were finally secure. b) they steadily lost the ability to exercise their political rights. c) their businesses could compete on an equal basis with white businesses. d) at last they were free to vote in local el ...
Henry P. Moore Civil War Photograph Album
... the lives of soldiers in the Third New Hampshire Regiment encamped on the Sea Islands, he soon included other regiments and sailors in his survey. In the spring of 1862 he began photographing the newly-freed Gullah slaves on St. Helena, Beaufort, and Edisto Island, who were living on cotton plantati ...
... the lives of soldiers in the Third New Hampshire Regiment encamped on the Sea Islands, he soon included other regiments and sailors in his survey. In the spring of 1862 he began photographing the newly-freed Gullah slaves on St. Helena, Beaufort, and Edisto Island, who were living on cotton plantati ...
Henry P. Moore Civil War Photograph Album
... the lives of soldiers in the Third New Hampshire Regiment encamped on the Sea Islands, he soon included other regiments and sailors in his survey. In the spring of 1862 he began photographing the newly-freed Gullah slaves on St. Helena, Beaufort, and Edisto Island, who were living on cotton plantati ...
... the lives of soldiers in the Third New Hampshire Regiment encamped on the Sea Islands, he soon included other regiments and sailors in his survey. In the spring of 1862 he began photographing the newly-freed Gullah slaves on St. Helena, Beaufort, and Edisto Island, who were living on cotton plantati ...
