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    Will Gilbertson Connor Period 1 The Emancipation Proclamation consists of two executive orders issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. The first one‚ issued September 22‚ 1862‚ declared the freedom of all slaves in any state of the Confederate States of America that did not return to Union control by January 1‚ 1863. The second order‚ issued January 1‚ 1863‚ named ten specific states where it would apply. Lincoln issued the Executive Order by his

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    1861 until 1865 between the Union and the Confederacy went into history as the American Civil War. The origins of this conflict have and were foreseen and discussed by the two elite politicians Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. Both differed in ideology about what could have been the more successful political direction the nation should take. But nevertheless‚ the growing social‚ political and economic differences between the Union and the Confederacy made a conflict inevitable. The two‚ Alexander

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    medicines‚ salt and various luxuries. These items were to be run through the blockade into the Confederacy. The blockade runners were such a big business. Companies were created to operate runners. The first blockade company was John Fraser Company of South Carolina. This company‚ with their connections in the Confederate Government‚ brought in mostly war materials which were then sold quickly to the Confederacy at a handsome price. This was not the only blockade running company however. The Importing

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    Confederate States of America. More than a century after Robert E. Lee surrendered his soldiers to the Union‚ people continue to argue about how the Confederacy was defeated. In the past thirty years‚ historians have examined the most popular believed explanations for Southern demise (Beringer). Of course‚ there is no established belief to why the Confederacy lost‚ but by studying previous wars‚ these historians have speculated the most rational reasons behind the CSA’s defeat. Throughout history‚ the

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    in heavy losses of men for the Union and only a couple thousand for the Confederacy. It was part of General Grant’s overland campaign for Richmond. Cold Harbor is located about ten miles from Richmond‚ Virginia in Hanover County. For the northern army the main commanders were Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant with the army of the Potomac and Maj. Gen. George G. Meade. Under them they had an army of 108‚000 men. The Confederacy only had one major commander which was General Robert E. Lee and the Northern

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    in addition‚ the fourteenth and fifteenth amendment guaranteed African Americans full civil and political equality. However‚ the end of the civil war and the beginning of the reconstruction era was seen a ‘false dawn for the slaves in the former confederacy and border states. 1865 saw the creation of the freedman bureau to provide food‚ shelter and medical aid and land to ex- slaves. The passing of the 1866 freedman bureau act over President Johnson’s veto meant an extension of work of the bureau

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    the East of the United States of America split into two completely different nations: the Union in the North‚ and the Confederacy in the South. Between the two grew tensions on multiple issues such as culture and policy but the main difference was their relation to slavery. These tensions accumulated to finally result on the start of the Civil War on April 12‚ 1861 when the Confederacy attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina. The light will be shed on the importance of the cotton economy in the outbreak

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    cars‚ its quantity of railroad lines‚ and its financial resources. (521) But the South had many advantages and proved to be a formidable opponent. In the beginning of the war‚ the armies of the North and South were of comparable size and the Confederacy had strong leadership of highly trained officers. Of the nations 8 top military schools‚ 7 of them were in the South. General Robert E. Lee‚ was a brilliant leader and successfully utilized the Confederate tactic of adopting a defensive strategy

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    Brown‚ with the most important being Abraham Lincoln because of his position as Commander in Chief (“Division” …460-473). An important person living during this era was Thomas J. Jackson because he was one of the most important generals of the Confederacy during the Civil War.

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    Chapter 6.3 1. Terms And names Lewis and Clark: the expedition commissioned by President Jefferson to explore the West‚ which helped the foundations for western expansion. Aaron Burr: Jefferson’s competitor for election‚ who received the same number of votes in the electoral college as Jefferson John Marshall: a Federalist who was appointed by Adams to be the chief justice of the Supreme Court. Judiciary Act of 1801: Adams increased the number of federal judges by 16‚ he promptly filled most of these

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