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    Zinn chapter 8 summary

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    Chapter 9 summary  In this chapter it tells a story about slavery before and after the Civil War. It explains the United States provision of slavery and how some people were misled on who ended slavery‚ how it was Abraham Lincoln and not John brown who was hung later in 1859 for his crimes. It later goes into graphic detail of how slaves were kept into slavery by whipping and separating families. It sort of reminds of the movie 12 years a slave I would recommend it. It’s sad but true story of

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    HIST 1323 Review Recovered

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    HIST 1323 Review Reconstruction Abraham Lincoln- Republican Party‚ was President in 1862 which is the start of the war. The 10% Plan- 10% of the South’s population to sign an oath saying they are loyal and will not break away from the nation again. Where had reconstruction been tried before the end of the war?- (Louisiana and Tennessee) New states Radical Republicans- believed the South was wrong and needed to be punished. Wants equal protection under the law. -What are their ultimate political

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    “Charity towards all‚ and malice towards none”‚ were Lincoln’s words and his vision of the path of Reconstruction. After the bloody defeat of the rebellious Southern states in the Civil War‚ America needed peaceful reconciliation and reconstruction. What was intended to be a painless‚ effortless plan turned into another irrelevant conflict that ended up a failure. Although‚ the southern reaction to northern rule was a factor that lead its to failure‚ northern political factors also killed Reconstruction

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    Samuel Parker Ideology

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    commissioned as a lieutenant colonel during the American Civil War‚ when he served as an auxiliary to General Ulysses S. Grant. Ely wrote the terminal preliminary form of the Confederate surrender terms at Appomattox. Later in his career‚ Parker rose to the rank of Brevet Brigadier General. He was one of the only two Native Americans to earn a general’s rank during the war. President Grant‚ of the United States delegated him as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. The aboriginal Native American to influence

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    Robert E. Lee

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    Confederate States of America‚ and was then placed in command of the Army in northern Virginia. In February 1865 Lee was made commander in chief of all Confederate armies; two months later the war was virtually ended by his surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House. The masterly strategy of Lee was overcome only by the superior resources and troop strength of the Union. His campaigns are almost universally studied in military schools as models of strategy and tactics‚ He had a capacity

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    The Battle of Shiloh

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    battle 1. Where was the Battle of Shiloh fought? The Battle of Shiloh was fought in Pittsburg Landing which is in Hardin County‚ Tennessee. 2. What leaders commanded the North? The generals who lead the Union were Don Carlos Buell and Ulysses S. Grant. 3. What leaders commanded the South? The generals who lead the Confederates were Albert Sidney Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard. 4. How many deaths were there in this battle? On the Union side there were 1‚754 killed‚ 8‚408 wounded‚ 2‚885 missing

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    When the Confederate Army General Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union Army General‚ Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse on April 9‚ 1865‚ many considered the Civil War to be over. The fact that the North was victorious over the South was accepted and the process of reconstruction began in America. It was never openly discussed on why the North defeated the South. However‚ the question began to slowly arise over time on why the South lost the Civil War. Many historians have become

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    rebuild the governments of the southern states using the governments of the northern states as models Radical Reconstruction led to new state constitutions and Republican-controlled state governments in the South. Former Union General Ulysses S. Grant‚ a Republican‚ won the 1868 presidential election. As each state met the requirements‚ the president gradually began withdrawing federal troops; it was those troops who had helped enforce Reconstruction policies and protect freedmen’s rights. Southerners

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    Abraham Lincoln‚ I believe is a very influential person‚ and a great role model still today. He kind of had a rough life‚ but also a good life since he became the president. Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12‚ 1809‚ near Hodgenville‚ Kentucky. He and his family moved to Indiana when he was only seven years old. He did not have much formal education‚ but he read a lot when he was not working on his father’s farm. Two years after moving to Indiana from Kentucky‚ his family moved to Illinois because

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    General Ulysses S. Grant‚ the most popular northern hero to emerge from the Civil War‚ became president. Grant ran on the Republican ticket with the slogan‚ “Let us have peace” against the Democratic candidate Horatio Seymour. The Republican platform endorsed the Reconstruction policy of Congress‚ payment of the national debt with gold‚ and cautious defense of black suffrage. Unfortunately‚ the qualities that had made Grant a fine military leader did not serve him well as president. Grant had a dislike

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