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    The American Civil War‚ also known as the War Between the States‚ was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 in the United States of America after seven Southern slave states declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America (the "Confederacy" or the "South"). The states that remained in the Union were known as the "Union" or the "North". The war had its origin in the fractious issue of slavery‚ especially the extension of slavery into the western territories. Foreign powers did

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    Nicholas Kissamis The United States since 1877 HIST 1302-24045 October 23‚ 2012 H. W. Brands. American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism‚ 1865-1900. New York: Anchor Books‚ 2010. Paper $17.95. ISBN: 978-0-307-368677-9.. H. W. Brands attended Stanford University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in history; he then went on to earn at masters and doctorate in history at the University

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    Lincoln’s Ten-Percent Plan: 1863–1865 Events 1863 Lincoln issues Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction 1864 Congress passes Wade-Davis Bill; Lincoln pocket-vetoes it 1865 Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse Congress creates Freedmen’s Bureau Lincoln is assassinated; Johnson becomes president Key People Abraham Lincoln -  16th U.S. president; proposed Ten-Percent Plan for Reconstruction in 1863; assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865 Andrew Johnson -  17th U.S. president;

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    The History of President Lincoln’s Assassination President Lincoln’s Assassination President Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination took place on Good Friday‚ April 14‚ 1865 at the Ford Theater‚ in Washington D.C.‚ while they were watching the play Our American Cousin with his wife Mary Todd Lincoln‚ a twenty-eight year-old officer named Major Henry R. Rathbone‚ and Rathbone ’s fiancée‚ Clara Harris. After the play was in progress‚ a figure with a drawn derringer pistol stepped into the presidential

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    President Abraham Lincoln pronounced all slaves in states in rebellion against the Union free‚ with the promise that others will “recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons” (Lincoln 1862). With the addition of the 13th amendment‚ adopted in 1865‚ slavery was prohibited by rule of the constitution (Hakim 139). Without the Civil War‚ the 13th Amendment would have never been passed. On January 1st of 1863‚ Lincoln’s proclamation of freedom went into effect and the ex-slaves became “forever free”

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    Americans change in the South from Reconstruction (1865-1877) and Post-Reconstruction (1877-1900)? African Americans living in the South expected big changes post-war but were disappointed by the results of the Reconstruction era. Following the Reconstruction era‚ the Post-Reconstruction is when all of the significant changes occurred in the US which changed the lives of African Americans forever. The Reconstruction era is the period from 1865-1877 following the Civil War when the government of

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    1 August‚ 2009 Women and freedom movement from Civil War 1865 through Progressive Era 1920. The first women’s Rights convention was held in 1848 at Seneca Falls‚ New York. Elizabeth Cady Stanton gave a speech about the Declaration of Sentiments. During this speech she declared that men and women are created equal. This is truly considered the beginning of the women’s movement. Elizabeth was concerned about more than just women’s vote. She was an advocate for women’s health‚ education‚ custody

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    your own resolution to succeed‚ is more important than any other one thing‚" said Abraham Lincoln. Here he describes how success comes from one’s self-determination and commitment. Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12‚ 1809 and died on April 15‚ 1865. He was the sixteenth president of the United States of America. During Lincoln’s time as president‚ the Civil War was going on and he had to face many challenges as the leader of our country. What is important to remember about Abraham Lincoln is

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    The three major phases of Reconstruction were Wartime Reconstruction which took place from 1861-1865‚ Presidential Reconstruction from 1865-1867‚ and Congressional or Radical Reconstruction which took place between 1867-1877. During these periods‚ the war was still underway and President Lincoln felt the need to build up the south with a resilient Republican party to bring an end to the animosity caused by war. He worked to insure that the state approved the Thirteenth Amendment and abolish slavery

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    Mexican War 1846 - 1848. New York: Taylor & Francis Routledge‚ 2003. Print. Nofi‚ Al. “Statistics on the War’s Cost”. Web. 13 June 2001 Spark Notes Editors. “Spark Note on Reconstruction 1865–1877”. SparkNotes.com. Spark Notes LLC. 2005. Web. 9 Feb. 2010. Spark Notes Editors. “Spark Note on The Civil War 1850–1865”. SparkNotes.com. Spark Notes LLC. 2005. Web. 9 Feb. 2010. Swogger‚ Michael J. “Causes of the Civil War: The Mexican War and the Wilmot Proviso”. Suite101.com‚ Inc. Web. 23 November 2006

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