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The Contenders

For the presidential election of 1856, the Democrats nominated James Buchanan and John Breckenridge, the newly formed Republican party nominated John Fremont and William Drayton, the American [or Know-Nothing] party nominated former president Millard Fillmore and Andrew Donelson, and the Abolition ...

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Robert E. Lee

Introduction Few episodes in history are more painful to Americans than the Civil War, fought between the North and the South. This biography, Great American Generals - Robert E. Lee, by Ian Hogg, takes the reader through the life of one of the greatest heroes of that war, Robert E. Lee. It is a ...

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Robert E. Lee

Introduction Few episodes in history are more painful to Americans than the Civil War, fought between the North and the South. This biography, Great American Generals - , by Ian Hogg, takes the reader through the life of one of the greatest heroes of that war, Robert E. Lee. It is a thorough, in ...

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The 1800s Were A Tumultuous Time For The US

The 1800's were a tumultuous time for the United States of America. At that time the south was typically slave and the northerners were traditionally for freedom. The slave states of the south and the abolitionist in the north were quarreling and the government recognizing that made efforts to ...

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Ulysses S. Grant

was born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio, a town on the Ohio River near Cincinatti. In 1823, the Grant family moved to Georgetown, Ohio, where Ulysses attended school until he was 14. He then spent one year at an acadamy in Maysville, Kentucky and in 1838 he entered an academy in ...

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Jefferson Davis: Leader Of The Confederacy

Just before daybreak on April 12, 1861, the first shot of the Civil war was aimed at fort Sumter. The people of Charleston came out to watch as the war began. Lincoln immediately declared that the Confederate states were in a state of legal rebellion of the U.S. government. Little did Charleston ...

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The Spanish-American War

The war between the United States and Spain was caused by unsettling tension between the two countries; Spain, at that time, one of the world's great powers, maintained colonies including Cuba, which lay only ninety miles from U.S. soil. Lasting from April until August, 1898, the war was fought ...

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Robert Edward Lee

was born of two distinguished Virginia families. He was a devoted son, an outstanding Westpoint cadet, and an United States army officer for thirty two years. He graduated second in his class. Lee started his impressive Military career as a Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers. His first ...

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Ulysses S. Grant 2

Ulysses S. Grant was an American general and 18th president of the U.S. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio, on April 27, 1822, the son of Hannah Simpson and Jesse Grant, the owner of a tannery. Taken to nearby Georgetown at the age of one, he was educated in local and boarding schools. In ...

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General Stonewall Jackson

General "Stonewall" Jackson was one of the most widely well known leaders in the American Civil War. He was second best only to the famous General Lee, who also greatly admired him. His tactics are still studied today in Military Institutes around the world. On January 21, 1824, Thomas Jonathan ...

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Response To Civil Disobedience

Henry David Thoreau's well-publicized essay, "Civil Disobedience," has been a prized piece of literature in the hearts of many famous Americans and other leaders. Great political figures, such as Mohandas K. Gandhi and John F. Kennedy, have used Thoreau's essay calling for the reform of ...

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Hiram Ulysses Grant

was born near Pleasant Point, Ohio, on April 27, 1822. His parents were Hannah Simpson and Jesse Grant. Jesse Grant was the owner of a tannery. He was shy boy while growing up. At the age of one year he was taken to Georgetown where he was educated at local and boarding schools. He graduated ...

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The Similarities and Differences between Shanghai and San Francisco

The Similarities and Differences between Shanghai and San Francisco Introduction: Shanghai: Shanghai, used to be a fishing and textiles town, now grows to be an very important foreign trade city of China. It is a the largest city in china, with a large amount of people, is also one of the ...

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Civil Disobedience Prose Essay

Do we really need a government? In the excerpt from the book Civil Disobedience, Henry David Thoreau argues we do not. In his argumentative essay, Thoreau uses belittlement, examples and finally reason to push his anti government ideals onto the reader. Thoreau criticizes the US government for ...

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Civil War 2

Amateurs Go to War From the Novel: Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era By: James McPherson Summarized by: Vladimir Ristich Writing about recorded history should be a relatively easy task to accomplish. Recorded history is based on facts. Regardless of what time period one may write about, one ...

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World War I

, the supposed "war to end all wars" was anything but that. Previously actively involved in foreign disputes, the United States reversed its role as mediator and refused to get involved in the international war until the last possible minute. In fact, Wilson's first response to the outbreak of the ...

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Civil War

Writing about recorded history should be a relatively easy task to accomplish. Recorded history is based on facts. Regardless of what time period one may write about, one will find enough information about that time of period. The key is to put everything in a logical and understandable manner. ...

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Saddam, Iraq, And The Gulf War

justifiable or not, is complete madness. It is hell. No matter what the or what the reason is, war remains mankind’s greatest source of tragedy, the plague of mankind, and the plague of this country. Our country has existed for only 200 years, a relatively short time, and already we ...

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Abraham Lincoln And Jefferson Davis

In this report I compare two great historical figures: Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president, steered the Union to victory in the American Civil War and abolished slavery, and the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis. Abraham Lincoln was the President of ...

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The Road To World War II

In the early days of the First World War, the United States was desperate to stay out of the European war and institute a neutrality policy. However, the two sides fought for U.S. support, often even at a danger to the U.S. The passive stand that America took in involvement in World War I only ...

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