Lincoln believed that bending the Constitution was necessary to preserve the Union. During this era or period of time‚ congress was not in session so Lincoln had to do some things by himself. In August‚ 1862 Lincoln wrote a letter to Horace Greeley‚ an editor of the New York Tribune‚ who published an open letter insisting President Lincoln free the slaves immediately. In Lincoln’s reply he wrote "If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves‚ I would do it‚ and if I could save it by freeing
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Following the election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860‚ citizens in the Northern and Southern states faced a decision. Will you join the Union‚ whose goal is to unify the country‚ or the Confederacy‚ which seeks to establish its nation apart from the United States? With everything that comes with selecting either side for the ever-changing future‚ I have chosen to give my life to the Union’s cause. The war was near and after the election‚ it was closer than what we may have deemed it to be. South
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Constitution Dbq The Constitution was made in order to keep peace between its people however‚ certain topics were not talked about. As an emerging country many new problems and situations occurred and were brought up. Economically the North and the South were completely different. The constitution failed to address slavery‚ which was important to the South By not addressing this topic the North and the South began having tension between each other. Not talking about slavery backfired because the
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Abraham Lincoln: Sectional President as Preserver of the Union Before Lincoln became president‚ there was already much sectional tension between the North and the South‚ mostly over slavery. While slavery was illegal in most Northern states‚ it was still the basis of the South’s economy. The main issue was over slavery in the new territories gained through compromises and the Mexican war. At first‚ the Missouri Compromise temporarily solved the problem‚ by making it so that in every territory
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1920’s DBQ Question: The 1920’s were a period of tension between new and changing attitudes on the one hand and traditional values and nostalgia on the other. What led to the tension between old and new AND in what ways was the tension manifested? Analyze these documents in pairs. You can use their textbooks and/or the power point we used in class to help build their understanding of the material. You should write a thesis statement‚ intro paragraph and outline a proposed answer. The outline
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the monument will never forget their work. In lincoln’s time his memorial was none existent although when it was made it became a sight people com from across the world to see and has become a way of reliving history of a great man. “The site of lincoln memorial… lifetime… engineers” (source A)
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DBQ Project Final Draft Women in the late 1700s had practically no rights. In 18th century America‚ the men represented the family. Women couldn’t do practically anything without consulting their fathers‚ or if they were married‚ their husbands. Then‚ in the early 19th century‚ Republican Motherhood began to take a stronger place in American society. Republican Motherhood reinforced the idea that women‚ in their domestic sphere‚ were much separate from the public world of men‚ but also encouraged
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Shaquelle Ryals AMH2010 Doc#3 WC: 315 A Slave Women’s Tale 1. The document was written by an interviewer. 2. The document was written to give insight in the life of a slave woman. 3. The document is biased. The document is biased because Annie Coley was talking about slave life‚ but in the document she was only talking about her family’s life in slavery. (“We bought Sunday clothes. We got to rest three days at Christmas. We had a big dinner‚ but Boss gave us that out of his smokehouse
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labor from elsewhere‚ which was Africa. The Trans-Atlantic slave trade was a naval voyage that took place across the Atlantic Ocean during the 15th century through the 19th century. Majority of the slaves were transported to the New World to work
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trade between Europe and the Caribbean. In order to feed this addiction‚ slave labor in the Caribbean emerged‚ taking advantage of the islands which proved to be perfect for the growth of Europe’s newest drug. The population of Europe strongly desired sugar for sweetening imports‚ especially coffee‚ tea and chocolate. The citizens craved the sweet taste and demanded to be supplied with more of the drug. The price of slaves‚ the driving force behind the production of sugar‚ reflected this love of
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