ELECTION OF 1852 In the presidential election of 1852‚ the Democrats nominated Franklin Pierce. He was not a wellknown politician‚ however his promise to honor the Compromise of 1850 assured him many southern votes. Pierce ran against Whig candidate Winfield Scott. Pierce’s win over Scott was resounding. When the votes were counted‚ it was discovered that out of the 31 states‚ 27 voted for Pierce. Why was Franklin Pierce a popular candidate in the South? _______________________ _______________________
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be shot by a soldier. The soldier’s had a total disregard for the proper treatment of the Native Americans and only had one motive‚ to keep them moving to the designated “Indian Territory.” The General that was in charge of the Trail of Tears was Winfield
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QUEENSTON- The British were not prepared for an American surprise attack from the Niagara River‚ but that was exactly what happened on October 13‚ 1812. In the morning of October 13‚ United States General Stephen Van Rensselaer attacked Upper Canada from the Niagara River. Rensselaer led an American army up a secret path and took over a gun area‚ gaining control of the battle. Without the gun disrupting the flow of American troops on the river‚ they were able to land on the Canadian side much faster
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that the superior numbers and courage of his men meant that he was signed a peace treaty in Washington. Santa Anna was beaten and forced to retreat on February 23‚ 1847. Santa Anna was defeated again in the critical battle at Cerro Gordo by General Winfield Scott. Scott captured Mexico City on September 14‚
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The Civil War: A country against itself Try to Imagine a Country dividing into two groups and fighting each other‚ sound fascinating‚ right? Well it happened to the United States in a war known as the Civil War when in 1861 seven southern states Louisiana‚ Mississippi‚ Florida‚ Alabama‚ South Carolina‚ Texas‚ and Georgia‚ all separated from the United states and formed the Confederacy of the United States to oppose the new promises that president Lincoln was going to give to the country. This event
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they should not be allowed to marry. In a speech given about family values Pope Benedict XVI stated that “gays are eschewing their God-given gender identities to suit their sexual choices – and destroying the very "essence of the human creature" (Winfield). The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America voted bless same-sex couples but the church still defines marriage as one man and one woman. However there is one church that accepts and acknowledges the wants of same-sex couples. The United Church
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“Doctor” Julius Erving Julius Winfield Erving II‚ more commonly known as Dr. J‚ revolutionized the game of basketball with his ability to jump and play above the rim. During his career‚ he won three NBA championships and is the fifth highest scorer in NBA history with just over thirty thousand points. Julius Erving was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993 and was also named to the NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Time team. Over the course of his life‚ Dr. J loved to play the game of basketball
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May 31 - June 12‚ 1864 In the overland campaign of 1864‚ Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant with the Army of the Potomac battled General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia for six weeks across central Virginia. At the Wilderness‚ Spotsylvania‚ North Anna and Totopotomoy Creek‚ Lee repeatedly stalled‚ but failed to stop‚ Grant ’s southward progress toward Richmond. The next logical military objective for Grant was the crossroads styled by locals Old Cold Harbor. May 31‚ 1864
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The Life of Stonewall Jackson Mr.Philip Lorenz Db. Punzalan The Life of Stonewall Jackson Mr.Philip Lorenz Db. Punzalan Early Life A. Stonewall Jackson was born on January 21‚ 1824‚ in Clarksburg‚ West Virginia‚ still Virginia in his time. 1. Two years later his sister and father died of typhoid fever. 2. His mother remarried a man who did not like his stepchildren; they were sent to live with various relatives on their father’s side. B. Jackson enrolled at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point
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The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck Copyright 1939 John Steinbeck To CAROL Who willed this book To TOM Who lived it 1 TO THE RED COUNTRY and part of the gray country of Oklahoma‚ the last rains came gently‚ and they did not cut the scarred earth. The plows crossed and recrossed the rivulet marks. The last rains lifted the corn quickly and scattered weed colonies and grass along the sides of the roads so that the gray country and the dark red country began to disappear under
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