The election of 1860 was one of the most controversial times in American history‚ and there were only four main candidates. The candidates included Abraham Lincoln‚ who was a Republican‚ Stephen Douglas and John Breckinridge‚ who were Democrats‚ and John Bell who was a member of the Constitutional Union. All had a disagreement about the topic of slavery‚ which was an important issue in the colonies. Little did they know that this controversial topic would cause states to begin seceding‚ forming another
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One of the most powerful speeches that President Abraham Lincoln made towards the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 was empowering to many people. The aspect of the speech that Abraham made declared about the memorial battle that many soldiers had occurred to them. He gave hope for our nation to be mindful of the obstacles that our soldiers faced while fighting for our countries freedom. The soldiers who fought in the battle were fighting for our nations rights‚ and equalities‚ that us as “Americans”
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Name: Date: Graded Assignment Inside the Gettysburg Address The Gettysburg Address is a remarkable speech. It is only 272 words long and took only two minutes to deliver. But it had a profound effect on the nation—both then and now. President Lincoln was not even the principal speaker on November 19‚ 1863 at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery‚ just four months after the battle there. The key speaker was Edward Everett‚ a renowned orator who talked for over two hours. Later Everett
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Annie Oakley was born on August 13‚ 1860. She was born in Darke County‚ Ohio. Both her father and stepfather died when she was young. She lived in the Darke County infirmary for a while after that but then moved in with her mother as a teen. This is around the time she started hunting game for a grocery to help her family out. By the time she was 15 she was able to pay off her mom’s mortgage on the house from her earnings. One of the most memorable and important events in Oakley’s life was meeting
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Emerson clearly states his thoughts when he says that people should speak their mind with “words as hard as cannon balls” in hopes to persuade people to pursue their own personal journeys and explore beyond the confines of the society at the time. For these reasons‚ I strongly agree with him. It is unfortunate that many people believe that staying silent will prevent further damage to a situation when in reality it can make things worse. A big factor in speaking your mind is knowing when to say it
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The First Chapter of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” is set in the mid 1600s in Puritan Boston. In this chapter he describes these times in a metaphorical manner. He refers to a cemetery and a prison and describes their origins and how they were two of the first things the founders built. He also describes a rosebush in the prison and makes a reference to Anne Hutchinson referring to her as “sainted.” Hawthorne appeals to his audience of peers through their emotions and metaphorical language
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I don’t believe we can have an army without music.” —Robert E. Lee. “If we’d had your music‚ sir‚ we’d have whipped you out of your boots.” — A Confederate officer at Appomattox to his Union counterpart”. The outcome of the Civil War was solely based on the North’s access to music. It gave both sides a way to express their views and differences. Music comforted‚ entertained and gave soldiers something to do other than worry about loved ones. At home‚ it distracted families from all the fears
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to prevent Great Britain from occupying the land previously claimed by France. The Proclamation of 1763 had been in the works before Pontiac’s Rebellion‚ but the outbreak of the conflict hastened the process.[3] British officials hoped the proclamation would reconcile Aboriginals to British rule and thus help to prevent future hostilities. The proclamation created a boundary line (often called the proclamation line) between the British colonies on the Atlantic coast and American Indian lands
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What was the impact of Catholic emancipation on Anglo-Irish relations? The Roman Catholic Relief Act‚ passed by Parliament in 1829‚ was the culmination of the process of Catholic Emancipation throughout Britain. In Ireland it repealed the Test Act and the remaining Penal Laws which had been in force since the passing of the Disenfranchising Act of the Irish Parliament of 1728. During the campaign for Catholic emancipation in Ireland‚ Daniel O’Connell‚ organizer of the Catholic Association‚ was the
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Abraham Lincoln started out in life as a log-splitter in Springfield‚ Illinois‚ blossomed into one of America’s greatest president‚ and had his life ended too early in the President’s Box of Fords Theatre. His Gettysburg Address demonstrates why we now see him as that great man—he did not antagonize‚ nor did he show disrespect to the dead‚ even those who fought for the Confederacy. He treated them all as people of one country‚ and honored them all equally. Lincoln’s respect for every man living‚
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