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    Slavery and Lincoln

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    8A oaks O Captain! My Captain! 1.Do you think President Lincoln ended slavery at the right time? Yes‚ I do think that president Lincoln ended slavery at the right time because if it had continued I think it would’ve got a lot worse then how it was when before he had stopped it. 2. (A): What does the Freedman say Lincoln’s toughest decision as president? The toughest thing the Freedman said was stopping slavery and taking big voyages. He also said that being a president would be

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    Teresa Swinehart Mrs. Plimley AP US History 16 January 2015 DBQ The Civil War began in 1861 due to many political issues between the Northern states‚ the Union‚ and the Southern states‚ the Confederates. Although‚ mane people are taught the Civil War was entirely fought over slavery‚ this is untrue. The North sought to regain control of the South and to keep the Union together‚ while the South had no interest in the Union and wanted to keep their way of life the same as it had been for generations

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    Abraham Lincoln and Slavery What did Abraham Lincoln do and think regarding slavery during the Civil War? In Abraham’s First Inaugural Address he states "I do but quote from one of those speeches when I declare that I have no purpose‚ directly or indirectly‚ to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so‚ and I have no inclination to do so."" (Pg 53-54) Lincoln did not want the South to be afraid of his Republican Presidency

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    Abraham Lincoln on Slavery Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809‚ in Hardin County‚ Kentucky (Abraham Lincoln Slavery and the Civil War‚ pg. 211‚ Johnson). Many Americans believe him to be one of the greatest presidents to ever serve in office. One thing that distinguished Lincoln from all the other former presidents was his distinct philosophy on slavery: that it is unfair and unjust to enslave another human being. Lincoln supported his opinion with a simple formula labeled the ‘Fragment on

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    to see slavery as an evil‚ while many southerners defended the institution as a positive good. Why did the North and South come to such different views of slavery in the years prior to the Civil War? You pretty much just restated the question but it is by far the best I have read. You need to try to say the same thing with different words. Make it your own statement. Leading to the Civil War slavery was the basis of the opposition between the north and south and they came to view slavery differently

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    DBQ In a period of 55 years‚ from 1775 to 1830‚ many African American slaves in the United States gained their freedom‚ while in other parts of the US slaves were rapidly increasing‚ faster than ever seen before. The reason for the simultaneous increase and decrease of slaver lies in the African Americans’ involvement in early American wars‚ the decisions of certain slave owners‚ and the spirit of equality among slaves and freemen alike. The cause of an expansion of slavery is due to the rapid

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    APUSH 29 November 2012 Slavery DBQ At the end of the Revolutionary war against Great Britain‚ the United States of America was created as an independent country. Thus began the roots of an entirely new American identity. Taking influence from its former mother countries‚ the United States began its own system of representative government. Furthermore‚ the American identity‚ shaped in the early years of 1775 to 1830‚ incorporated the ideals of agrarian farming‚ laissez-faire economic standpoint

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    Slavery DBQ At the birth of the United States‚ around 1775 to 1830‚ Americans took up a new identity. This identity on its face was considered to be liberating and largely democratic‚ to the point where the American constitution even states that everyman deserves “ life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness”. Although this is how the fathers of America wanted their country to be portrayed. The reality was‚ not everyone was allowed his or her constitutional rights. Albeit many groups were deprived

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    Slavery‚ abolished in the United States in 1865‚ has had an extremely controversial past. During the 1800s‚ the United States was split in half in regard to this issue; the North was anti-slavery‚ while the South was pro-slavery. Although the North saw the many evils engulfed inside slavery‚ the South defended slavery and interpreted the institution as a positive good. The South had many arguments on why slavery should remain legal. One of the largest points that the South had in regards to slavery

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    Slavery was a very unstable‚ fluctuating part of history. From 1775 to 1830‚ slavery was booming‚ while at the same time‚ plenty of slaves were freed. Although this statement seems paradoxical‚ it is entirely accurate. The reasons for this happening range from political manipulation to social typecasting. Not only are these reasons imperative‚ but understanding how enslaved and freed African Americans responded to what was happening around them is also important. The expanding need and growth of

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