subtly diverging from Professor McPherson’s interpretations‚ the four events marking crucial turning points of the Civil War were Antietam and Emancipation; the Battles of Gettysburg‚ Vicksburg and Chattanooga; Sherman’s capture of Atlanta and his following March to the Sea; and the Presidential Election of 1864. Antietam and the Emancipation Proclamation were the fourth most important turning points of the Civil War. Throughout the onset of the Civil War‚ Union victories were rare in the eastern
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Act of 1862 authorized the president of the United States to pardon anyone involved in the rebellion. The Amnesty Proclamation of December 8‚ 1863‚ offered pardons to those who had not held a Confederate civil office‚ had not mistreated Union prisoners‚ and would sign an oath of allegiance. Another limited amnesty that targeted Southern civilians came into effect on May 26‚ 1864. This amnesty offer was important to Mrs. Scott as she felt they had taken advantage of her because she was a widow
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The 14th Amendment 157 years ago‚ when slavery was an on-going issue‚ an African-American slave came upon the notion that he should be considered a freed man. His reason for feeling such way was simple. He had been living in Illinois for an extended period of time. Illinois at the time was a free state‚ meaning that it had prohibited slavery. With the help of a group of people who opposed slavery‚ he set out to try and become a freed man. This man’s case was presented to the Supreme Court March
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Bibliography: Peter Robinson. Uncommon Knowledge: A Slave to the System? Thomas Jefferson and Slavery. Hoover Institution‚ 2009. Garry Wills. “Negro President”: Jefferson and the Slave Power. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York‚ 2003. Herman Belz. Emancipation and Equal Rights: Politics and Constitutionalism in the Civil War Era. New York‚ 1978. Michael Vorenberg. Final Freedom: The Civil War‚ the Abolition of Slavery‚ and the Thirteenth Amendment. Cambridge University Press‚ 2001. The House Joint
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of the Civil War‚ there was a consensus in the Union that the war was being fought over the Confederacy’s claims to protection of slave property and the power states’ rights over the federal government. Originally‚ the war was not fought for the emancipation of African-American slaves in the South. Major Benjamin Butler of the Union army was unsure of the status of fugitive slaves he encountered in the South and he asked the secretary of war if Union forces have the right to liberate these people [A]
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loses‚ Stonewall Jackson gets his name 1862 Farragut Captures New Orleans- Union wins Sept. 17 1862 Battle of Antietam- Union wins Sept 22‚ 1862 Emancipation Proclamation- Lincoln frees slaves in those states in rebellion July 1-3‚ 1863 Gettysburg- Union wins July 4‚ 1863 Vicksburg- Union wins‚ splits south in two‚ takes control of Mississippi 1864 Sherman marches to the Sea- burns everything in the way April 9‚ 1865 South Surrenders- Appomattox Courthouse‚ Lee surrenders to Grant. Apr.14
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Jimmy Watson History May 13‚ 2009 Abolishing Slavery The American civil war had a profound effect on the lives of slaves. It ultimately resulted in the abolition of slavery. Slaves first arrived in America in Virginia in 1619. The Underground Railway was a way by which slaves could find freedom. This was a method for northerners to help escaped slaves to find a place to live in free states or Canada. Free black Americans were usually the ones to plan and helped with the Underground Railroad
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person the brass letter‚ U.S.‚ let him get an eagle on his button‚ and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket‚ there is no power on earth that can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship. Frederick Douglass The issues of emancipation and military service were intertwined from the onset of the Civil War. News from Fort Sumter set off a rush by free black men to enlist in U.S. military units. They were turned away‚ however‚ because a Federal law dating from 1792 barred Negroes
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Run? 8. Identify Union General‚ George McClellan 9. What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation? 10. Describe the Economy of the north during the Civil War. 11. List hardships experienced by soldiers during the Civil War? 12. What is Andersonville? 13. Who did President Lincoln name as commandeer of union troops from 1864 to the end of the war? 14. Why did General William Sherman burn the city of Atlanta in 1864? 15. Identify Sherman’s March to the Sea. 16. Describe “total war” 17. What did
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as the 16th president of America.He has been elected in 1860 with only 40 percent of the popular vote.Has a really big impact on the movement of American Slavery.His influence on the slavery is based on three parts.Lincoln-Douglas Debate‚Emancipation Proclamation‚America civil war.Lincoln faced a lot of challenges at that time.But he did overcome it and marked it in history. Since at that time‚the America is a United States.However‚not only the united of several states but also the combination
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