purchase‚ which was the first large purchase of land. The question of western expansion of slavery into these new territories was now the beginning of what started the era of the civil war and the great divide of the American people. The new territories did not apply to the new territories that were not apart of the Louisiana purchase. The” free
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In 1916‚ Woodrow Wilson became the first democrat president to win a second consecutive term since Andrew Jackson. Wilson won the election by vowing to remain neutral in the Great War. He himself‚ in his first term‚ said “America was too proud to fight.” The Great War was mainly between Germany and their allies‚ and Russia and their allies. The two countries had long simmering national rivalries and complex ethnic conflicts but‚ the war erupted when a Serbian nationalist murdered the heir to the
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would appeal to them to have their political favor. The historical context of Document B is that the ideas of the Emancipation Proclamation have been spoken about. President Lincoln wanted to prepare the Union for the Emancipation Proclamation. He did this political move so the Union would get used to the idea of the Emancipation Proclamation that would help him to save the United
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popular believed explanations for Southern demise (Beringer). Of course‚ there is no established belief to why the Confederacy lost‚ but by studying previous wars‚ these historians have speculated the most rational reasons behind the CSA’s defeat. Throughout history‚ the ability to win a war relied on nationalism. The Confederate States of America was shaped on paper‚ although this may be true‚ it did not fully sink into the hearts and minds of the CSA’s potential citizens (Beringer). The documents that
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Did you know that the battle of Lexington and Concord led up to the Revolutionary War? The battle of Lexington and Concord was the battle that kicked off the Revolutionary War.Lexington and Concord was the first armed battle. The cause of for this battle was for ammunition and weapons. This battle was fought on April 19‚ 1775. Patriots started firing because British tried to hide their weapons. The battle started unexpectedly patriots won which was very surprising to everyone. The colonists finally
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Boardroom Conquerors After I have read this article written by Philip Delves Broughton‚ I would like to make summaries and add up some extra information for each these great leaders that appear in this article. Ataturk was so successful as he parlayed his military victories in to a single minded devotion to raising up his fellow Turks and not worrying about keeping the non-Turks of the Ottoman Empire inside it. Hannibal was usually a ruthless and tactical genius‚ through oddly he let slip his one
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Why did Obama win the 2008 election and Kerry lose the 2005 election PEEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Barack Obama was thrown into the Presidential race almost 4 years before the election; at the start of George W. Bush’s 2nd term. His charisma and intelligence became apparent after the famous speech made at the 2004 Democrat Convention in Illinois; propelling him into the candidacy. Witnesses at the event‚ described his speech as “one of the great convention speeches of all time”[1]‚ “something truly
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William H. Winder was born on 1775 in Summerset County‚ Maryland. Growing up William became a great lawyer in Baltimore. When the War of 1812 started he was sent to the Niagara frontier as a colonel. After a year he was appointed to Brigadier General‚ shortly after William was given 800 men to pursue the British army‚ that was retreating towards upper Canada in Burlington Heights. Williams was met up with General John Chandler and had a combined 1‚600 troops. Soon after the British counter-attacked
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There are a few reasons why the South lost the Civil War. One reason is that the North not only outmanned the South but also at almost every point‚ militarily. The South was also outclassed industrially. If it was not for European recognition and military aid the South would have never had a chance to win. Industrially the South could not keep up in out put and in manpower. By the end of the war the South had‚ more or less‚ plenty of weaponry still‚ but it just did not have enough men to use the
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you know the battle that led to the Allies finally defeating them? According to Michael Peck‚ an award-winning author with an MA in political science‚ The Battle of Moscow stopped Hitler’s army. One of the main reasons this battle is a big deal is the soviet union crippled Germany’s army and made it possible to defeat them‚ but this was not surprising considering the fact that the Soviet Union had 20 million soldiers and Germany only had 13 million and they weren’t all at that battle. Hitler’s original
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