the underlined sites to find the answers to the questions. (Place your cursor before the question mark and type your question. Highlight a word or words and link to the web site where the answer is located.) 1. Who was the president of the Confederate States of America? _jefferson davis___________________ http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/Jefferson_Davis_Vice_Stephens.htm 2. became the first president of the American Red Cross. http://www.redcross.org/museum/briefarc.html
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Race separation and hierarchy has been a big part of our world history and is still a problem in some countries. In the older days‚ race decided whether you were a human being or just a “tool” to others advantage. In the 1800 century was there a change in the American history‚ where slaves were becoming freemen‚ and the short story “The Whipping Boy” describes in fiction how it may or may not have been in the change of history. The whipping boy concerns a family slavery farm‚ where they have three
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of Gettysburg. Joining Joshua was Colonel Strong Vincent and his 3rd Regiment. The two groups of Union soldiers were to hold the Union line at Little Round Top and not to retreat for any reason. In a desperate effort to take the Union position‚ Confederate General John Bell Hood ordered his brigade to advance up the rocky hill. In the advancement‚ many Union troops were killed‚ including Colonel Strong Vincent. Following Vincent’s direct orders to hold the Union line‚ Chamberlain had no choice but
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level: freshmen‚ sophomores‚ juniors and seniors) will be taken one at a time into a room with five confederates (classmates who are considered by their peers to be in the “popular crowd”). The participants will be shown a variety of simple addition problems (1+1 through 10+10) and will be asked to choose the correct answer to the equation from four answer choices. To every question‚ the confederates will each answer the same incorrect answer. The hypothesis is that‚ over the course of the study‚ the
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election. When he was elected a number of states in the south insisted that they would not be governed by him and wanted to secede. By the time he of his inauguration seven states had already seceded with four more following shortly after. The Confederates seceded because they feared that slavery would be ended‚ and they felt it was too important to their economy. Their actions are still considered to be too severe because although Lincoln was against slavery‚ he was not prepared to take any direct
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the right to peaceably assemble‚ etc. "Tinker Standard": It represented the first time the US Supreme Court ruled on a case involving the First Amendment freedom of speech in the school environment. Confederate flag: It was the official flag of the CSA (Confederate States of America) as the US flag is for the US today. Now days it has become a symbol of southern heritage. Focus Question: Should students be
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man was brave enough to assassinate the president of the U.S. This theme fits this story because John W. Booth was loyal to the confederates so he killed the president to try to start the war again. Booth Was not the only one loyal to the confederates. All of his henchmen were also loyal to the confederates. A couple of other people who were loyal to the confederates are Mudd‚ Thomas Jones‚ the tavern owner‚ and Mary Surratt. These people were loyal because they
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1861-Civil War Started The both troops were ready. On April 10‚ 1861‚ as Major Anderson waited for additional men and supplies‚ the new Confederate Government directed Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard to demand the surrender of Fort Sumter. Anderson refused. His soldier and laborers prepared to fight with the Confederate forces opened fire. Thirty-six hours later‚ a white flag waved and Major Anderson formally surrendered on April 13‚ also‚ left for New York. 1863-Battle of Chickamauga
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The Confederate economy was for the most part agrarian while the Union followed along the lines of an industrialized economy. These different economies fostered different lifestyles that led to different political and social views. These situations further enhanced the tension between the Union and the Confederates. Along with the other issues the issue of slavery and the rights of the states was the primary cause of the Civil War. Slavery was deeply encouraged into Confederate society and
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