(Anecdote) In the 1800s a war was on the horizon. It was the confederates vs the Union. On the confederate side‚ there was Jefferson Davis. On the Union side‚ there was Abraham Lincoln. Both leaders faced off in a battle for slaves. Abraham Lincoln was going to make a decision that would change America forever.. (Bridge)Abraham Lincoln was an incredible president because of his personality traits. (Thesis)Abraham Lincoln was truly a brilliant president because he was honest‚ intelligent‚ and an
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The Reconstruction Era was a period from 1863-1877 in which America went through three phases of reconstruction after the Civil War. In the early 1860’s the Civil War between the Union and Confederate‚ the war’s main cause were economic and racial reasons. After the end of the war‚ the reconstruction and unifying of the country started. During reconstruction there was a Presidential and Congressional reconstruction followed by a redemption period. The presidential reconstruction was the transition
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Bragg pushed on with Buell and his army not far behind. After a bloody battle in Munfordville‚ Bragg would accept Union Officer John Wilder’s surrender. The Kentucky Campaign was well on its way and for the most part successful. Although Bragg was celebrating his win‚ he was grand need of logistical support and under no circumstances able to turn and confront Buell’s Army of the Ohio. Therefore‚ he rallied his army and pushed on to Bardstown to assembly with MG Smith and the newly formed Confederate
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Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He was one of the best presidents in the United States. Lincoln was a family man who wanted to help everyone. Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12‚ 1809. He was born in a log cabin in Hardin County‚ Kentucky his father’s name was Thomas and his mother’s name was Nancy. ¨Thomas and Nancy had two other children together Abraham had a older sister Sarah and a younger brother Thomas who died when he was just an infant
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Ambrose Bierce was born on June 24‚ 1842. He was the tenth child out of thirteen‚ so his parents were somewhat poor. His father’s name was Marcus Aurelius Bierce and his mother’s name was Laura Bierce. Laura was a descendant of William Bradford. Many of Ambrose’s family have a military background‚ which later encouraged him to enroll in the Kentucky Military institute. In 1846 when he was 4 years old‚ his family moved to Indiana. At the age of fifteen‚ he left home to be a “printer’s devil”‚ which
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The Union victory in the Civil War in 1865 may have given some 4 million slaves their freedom‚ but the process of rebuilding the South during the Reconstruction period (1865-1877) introduced a new set of significant challenges. Under the administration of President Andrew Johnson in 1865 and 1866‚ new southern state legislatures passed restrictive "black codes" to control the labor and behavior of former slaves and other African Americans. Outrage in the North over these codes eroded support for
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Thoughts On Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address Powerful Impact Right off the bat‚ Abraham Lincoln is letting us know exactly what he believes and where he stands. He’s telling us that this great nation was originally formed with the idea of liberty and equality among men in mind. President Lincoln was a man of great integrity and passion. His words moved most people of his time and still‚ to this day‚ move most us when we read his words. Yet‚ right now--as I type this‚ racism and inequality
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For my research paper I chose Garrett Morgan‚ I chose this person because we had a list of people to chose from and we had the same name so I thought I should pick him to learn about. Garrett Morgan was born in Paris on March 4‚ 1877 and died on July 27‚1963 at the age of 86. Growing up‚ most of his teenage years were spent as a working man for a Cincinnati landowner. He also had to quit school in order to work full-time for his job. In 1895‚ he moved to Cleveland‚ Ohio‚ where he began
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Book Review This book written by Jim Bishop is an hour-by-hour account of what happened on April 14‚ 1865. "The Day Lincoln Was Shot" begins at 7am. April 14‚ and closes at 7am.‚ April 15th‚ 1865. This book opens with President Lincoln getting out of bed worried about a dream in which he saw himself dead. The author begins by saying‚ "This is a book about a day‚ a place and a murder." He starts it all describing the morning of Friday‚ April 14‚ 1865. He describes Lincoln as
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Chapter 16 - Reconstruction: An Unfinished Revolution‚ 1865-1877 I. Introduction The end of the Civil War brought profound changes to the United States. Reconstruction changed some things‚ but it did little regarding social equality and political turmoil. In the end‚ the government established black suffrage‚ but this reform proved insufficient to remake the South or to guarantee human rights. II. Wartime Reconstruction A. Lincoln’s 10 Percent Plan Lincoln planned for a swift
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