Essays on Abraham Lincoln

A rhetorical analysis can be termed as an art of persuasion that analyzes the different elements or strategies applied by an author for the purpose of communicating his or her massage to the existing audience and to persuade the readers. Honesty is an important virtue that forms part of the human life. Honesty is a moral value encouraged by many people in homes and organizations. It may not be easy for a person to tell the truth about something, but honesty is one of the building blocks in the creation and maintaining relationships. William Damon, in his essay, "The ...

Introduction

In the 1800’s the European countries undertook an initiative to colonize different countries across the globe. The American states were not left behind in this quest by the European nations and as a result, their eagerness to colonize the American states faced opposition. This opposition led to the emergence of the Monroe doctrine in 1823 and it made provision that any effort by the European states to colonize any independent American state would be viewed as manifestation of unfriendly doctrine by the European states. It is important to note that the main reason for the emergence of this ...

Abraham Lincoln is a prime political figure in the history of the United States and around the world. This man is a vivid example of realization of the "American dream". Lincoln managed to go from being a son of ordinary farmer to one of the most famous US presidents. Even though he rarely attended school, since childhood Abraham spent all his free time in self-education. Abraham not only passed exams successfully, but also received a license and had a successful career as a lawyer. Success in the legal field earned him an impeccable reputation and skill, which further influenced ...

Civil War in the USA 1861-1865 is the biggest event in the history of this country since it has left a lasting mark on all subsequent development of the United States of America. Negro slavery was destroyed in the course of bloody battles in the US. An outstanding role in the struggle for the abolition of slavery played a great citizen of America Abraham Lincoln. He remained in the history as a man who prevented the collapse of the country and freed the slaves. The main cause of the Civil War was the sharpest contradiction between different socio-economic systems ...

The qualities of leadership that make one individual a great leader and another individual an ineffective one are not absolutely fixed. Depending on the time in question, the situation and the person who is leading, the qualities that an individual will need to have as a leader in order to be effective can vary significantly. At the same time, it can be useful to examine those qualities in historical leaders of the past so as to glean whatever lessons are possible from their approach and their accomplishments. The following will consider the leadership qualities of Moses, Martin Luther, Pres. ...

Communication Skills of Effective Managers

Communication Skills of Effective Managers Who is an effective manager? An effective manager is a person who can organize, lead and control people, so they perform their task well and in a timely manner. Effective managers are those who do not create a new vision and mission for the unit, but help the lower managerial level to succeed in their task fulfillment (Baldoni, 2003). Who is an effective leader? It is the manager with the ability to clearly state a vision and mission of the business unit (as well as country) and psychologically inspire people to do actions for ...

The most important quality of a leader is the ability to inspire and motivate his or her subjects. Inspiration comes in many ways; the ability to keep the team focused on its goals, encouraging members to be creative and fearless while putting across their ideas and having a direct relationship with team members to understand some of the challenges they might be going through in their day to day activities. Particularly, the ability to motivate innovation comes handy in complex situations, like when the team is caught up between a rock and a hard place, and an extraordinary reaction ...

In the miniseries, John Adams, political topics are considered in the entire film basing the film on the reign of US President John Adams (McCullough, 2007). Jefferson also contributes to the independence issue in his article on the declaration of independence in the United States. Abraham Lincoln in his speech determined that justice is the base of what our forefathers fought for and in their honour, it should be upheld (Lincoln, 2010). According to Jefferson, the form of justice presented in the American system is entirely dependent on the unalienable rights of human beings, which are given to them ...

Slavery was a controversial issue for the Founding Fathers of the USA. For the sake of building an independent country, they preferred to ignore the problems of inequality and injustice that slavery brought into the American society. Moreover, the majority of the Founders owned slaves themselves. There were only 7 Founding Fathers that were not slave owners: Roger Sherman, Thomas Paine, Robert Treat Paine, Alexander Hamilton, Oliver Ellsworth, Samuel Adams and John Adams (Laccarino). They came from Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York or Pennsylvania and had to take into account conservative attitudes of the other Founding Fathers some of whom ...

Leadership qualities can be seen in many fields, from business to academics to politics. One man whose name is synonymous with political leadership was Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was born in poverty in Kentucky in 1809, lived in cabins on the Kentucky and Indiana frontier, and was almost entirely self-educated. In fact, Lincoln taught himself the rudiments of law so that he could work as a lawyer and later as a legislator in the state of Illinois during the 1830s and 1840s. In 1847, he followed this with a short tenure in the United States House of Representatives where he ...

Abstract

The research topic is relevant due to the ongoing discussions about the historical role of Abraham Lincoln in the national history of the United States of America. Since now there have been absolutely opposite assessments of the presidency of Lincoln: from the openly apologetic to almost offensive. In the first case, the 16th President of the United States appears before us as the Savior of American democracy, the liberator of slaves and statesman, to prevent the collapse of the United States. In the second case it is absolutely "gray" politician who is guilty of inciting four-year Civil war that ...

Movies have become better sources of information today. Many learning institutions teach history with movies being the aid materials. Movies provide a clear understanding of a particular concept being derived. They provide real historical events of a given society. Movies capture attention. They are a symbolic representation of the real events in the society. A movie review provides brief-detailed information about a film. The review then illustrates the relevance of that particular movie. This work focuses on a movie about the U.S history. The movie is titled “Lincoln.” The historical events illustrated in this movie are also outlined. There ...

Is power generative or destructive? Can a man have both love and power at the same time? Since we are talking about characteristics, it is difficult to sum up an answer.. Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.” (Engebretson) This quote coming from one of the wisest human beings will remind us directly of Macbeth. Macbeth did his best to show the ...

Is power generative or destructive? Can a man have both love and power at the same time? Since, we are talking about characteristics, it’s impossible to generalize an answer. Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.” Hearing this quote coming from one of the wisest human being, will remind us directly of Macbeth. Macbeth has done all of his power to ...

A hero is someone you look up to and aspire to be like them. In my case, two people have inspired me throughout my life, Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. Both of them took matters into their own hands and changed the course of history for the good of the people and society. These two people were born centuries apart, but, they had similar qualities. Both of them stood up against evil in our society and they were willing to sacrifice their lives to achieve their goals. Due to their efforts, we live in an America that ...

The Civil War was fought primarily according to one interpretation not to end slavery but instead only to save the union and bring the rebel Confederate states back into the fold. On the other hand, it is very hard to argue that from the Confederate perspective secession was about anything else except slavery. Well, known Confederate leaders are well known to have said that the purpose of secession was to protect slavery as the South's own "peculiar institution." While the original war aims of the Union was not originally to actually end slavery through the course of the war ...

The constitutional provisions had considerable limitation regarding presidency following the American Revolution while providing considerable powers to the Congress. From the presidency of George Washington to Abraham Lincoln, it was a period of shaping the nation through sorting out national borders, establishing important precedents and governance principles in a bid to create a national identity. With regard to George Washington, he did not have a high level of education, but known for his manly prudence and wisdom that enabled him to become the head general during the revolutionary war. Instead of seizing power through military means after the revolutionary ...

Question 1.

Historian Annette Gordon-Reed states: “I think that you should approach the study of history with a spirit of curiosity. Be open minded about the possibility that the story is much bigger than what has been presented.” Considering the textbook and the discussion board content, choose one topic of American History between 1492 - 1865 on which your thinking has changed to a “bigger” understanding. Generally, all historical themes contribute to the improvement of my open-mindedness and expansion of outlook, but I would like to mark the topic of the American Revolution. Indeed, the American Revolution was a crucial part ...

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Contribute to Building and Sustaining Good Societies Social Justice Nonetheless, if there is fair treatment of every citizen in the society, in which his every right is safeguarded, whether it is economic, political or social, and its laws and agencies are not oppressive, then the moral obligation is incumbent upon every citizen to recognize and obey the laws. When the government or the society has all these qualities, it has every reason, political will, and moral ascendancy to eliminate discrimination and inequality among the people. Giving justice to everyone where it is due, maintaining equal protection of ...

Point 1

Clear Statement Abraham Lincoln’s plan to table the 13th Amendment to abolish slavery; despite not having the full support of the Republican Party

Brief Summary

According to the movie, Abraham Lincoln decided to table the 13th Amendment in the Senate, which would abolish slavery. Lincoln tabled it at a time when the Civil War was all but won and knew that once the south lost or surrendered, it would be difficult for him to pass the Amendment in the senate. Lincoln knew that people in the conservative faction of the Republican Party would not support the abolition of slavery, as ...

Annotated Bibliography: African American History

Mayer, R. (2000). "Africa As an Alien Future": The Middle Passage, Afrofuturism, and Postcolonial Waterworlds. Amerikastudien / American Studies, 45(4), 555-566. Palmer, C. A. (1995). From Africa to the Americas: Ethnicity in the Early Black Communities of the Americas. Journal of World History, 6(2), 223-236. According to Ruth Mayer’s Africa as an Alien Future (2000), there remains a connection between the African Diaspora community and the motherland. In the author’s words, African culture remains evident even in contemporary works such as “literature, installation art, [and] pop music” in which the passages between Africa and ...

The First Amendment evinces the framer’s intent to create a “wall of separation” between church and state. The First Amendment provides that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion” (United States Constitution, amend, I). While there can be no government establishment of religion, religion and politics have long been closely enmeshed. Since the inception of the nation, prayer has played a prominent role in government ceremonies (Lee v. Weisman 633). Beginning with George Washington, all presidents taking the oath of office conclude with the words, “So help me God” (Jonassen 861). Presidents and politicians alike ...

Leadership Reflective Plan

Leadership is all about extrapolating one's vision of the future upon others and taking responsibility for the possible mistakes. People usually start following leaders when they have no other option. That is to say, people need a leader when they either have no vision of their own future or they are afraid of taking responsibility for their own mistakes. To this end, leadership studies imply a development of two major aspects such as endless passion that motivates surrounding people and some sort of fatalism that helps to take risky steps in the course of time. As for the theoretical ...

Compose a complete 20-question citizenship exam as if you worked for the Bureau of Naturalization in 1918. In other words, for the purposes of the first part of this project, pretend that you are a native-born white male Protestant middle-class bureaucrat in 1918 who has the power to decide if an immigrant applicant has Americanized sufficiently to become a U.S. citizen. Your exam must capture the cultural values and core knowledge presented in Student’s Textbook (1918). Some but not all of your questions must concern history (i.e., the version of U.S. history presented in the 1918 textbook).

Citizenship Exam

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Martin Luther King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail remains one of the most famous essays written by Dr. King, and demonstrates his mastery of rhetoric as well as ethics. Dr. Martin Luther King penned the letter while in jail for protesting segregation and Jim Crow laws in the South, and for equality and over all civil rights for African Americans in the rest of the United States. King has always been considered the most important of the civil rights leaders of that period, and the eloquence and his masterful use of rhetoric and other persuasive techniques on display ...

Abraham Lincoln was born in the month of February 1809 in Hodgenville Kentucky. During the time of his birth, his parents were living in Hardin County. They were a humble family with petite wealth. His father was Thomas Lincoln, and His mother was Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Abraham had two siblings. His elder sister was Sarah, and his younger brother was Thomas. Both of his siblings died in infancy. A local land dispute caused them to vacate their home. The entire family relocated to Perry County in Indiana. This event occurred in 1817. While at Indiana, Lincoln and his family ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a popular iconic personality of the American Civil Rights Movement during the 1950s and 1960s, was a strong and inspiring speaker. An African American by birth, Dr. King was a Baptist minister who actively campaigned to end racial discrimination and segregation in America. Dr. King is best known for his belief in non violence and civil disobedience in keeping with Christian beliefs. King, who was inspired by Gandhi, quoted him in many of his speeches while campaigning for the Civil Rights in America (Raab, 2014). Dr. King’s popular speech ‘I have a dream’ ...

The best American president for advancing the policy agenda of the African Americans was Abraham Lincoln. It is important to note from the outset that the majority, if not all, slaves were African Americans. Long before his ascension to presidency and despite marrying a daughter of a slave-owning family in 1842, Lincoln became a leading opponent of slavery joining other abolitionists who deemed the practice as the worst form of bondage for any human being. It is important to note that president Lincoln’s initial objective was to eradicate slavery gradually by ensuring there was no expansion of the ...

Introduction

The Declaration of United States of America’s Independence was big leap for all of its subordinates as well as that of other nations. Through this declaration of independence, the people of America were able to regain their freedom and live out of the shadow of Great Britain. Even if the process was very long and needed too much time, effort, attention and wisdom, still the thirst for freedom was stronger than any other things. In addition, numerous nations also based their declarations and movements with what America had done. Way back on the 4th of July 1776, American ...

Abraham Lincoln delivered the second inaugural address on March 4, 1865. At this time, the country was torn by years of devastating war, however the forces of the North were nearing the victory over the Confederates. Lincoln had to take into account these circumstances when addressing the nation. And he certainly did that, as a detailed analysis of his speech suggests. Lincoln’s second inaugural address involves the effective use of rhetorical appeals and rhetorical devices as well as addresses the specifics of the audience, place, and time, which makes it an efficient political speech. The audience of this ...

Industrialization in America, 1876-1900

In the late 1800’s, the world witnessed an unprecedented migration of people from all over the world to America. This movement was occasioned by the search for jobs, escape from famines, escape from political and religious oppressions, increased taxes among other host of causes from the immigrant’s homelands as Gereffi and Wyman (1860-1876) documents. These massive immigration was due to the fact that America, at the time, was considered a land of opportunity. America at the time also witnessed a massive rural to urban migration. The pictures below illustrate this massive population explosion in America in the ...

Before the civil war era, America was split by different local identities. In fact, the Southern states had a pro-slavery identity that supported expanding slavery into the Western regions. On the other hand, the Northern states had abolitionist views and opposed expansion of slavery to the Western territories. The central issue causing the division was slavery where, in the Northern states, slavery was nearly completely barred by 1800s. However, slavery was the cornerstone of Southern states. Many Northern states had freed many African-Americans. Slavery divided the Northern and Southern states because ideologically, the Northern and Southern states were diametrically ...

The council of the slew of generals President Abraham Lincoln had to tread through, was not unlike dangerous waters which were constantly shifting amid the complexity of the Civil War. The events surrounding the Civil War era, the Lincoln presidency with its turmoil of revolving generals, and the hotly debated issue of slavery form the most contested episode in United States’ annals of history. Among the short string of military generals under the auspices of Abraham Lincoln include George B. McClellan, Joseph Hooker, Ulysses S. Grant, and George G. Meade. Whether or not people agree with Abraham Lincoln’s ...

In this paper, I am going to discuss Abraham Lincoln’s views of slavery and blacks. Abraham Lincoln is considered as the great emancipator by the majority, but how did he gain this reputation? Is another undertaking that I am prepared to perform.From the chapter reading, Abraham Lincoln is depicted as holding a cabinet discussion that was after abolishing slavery. This cabinet meeting took place in July 1862 and it emerged successful since it received the support of the cabinet members. The chapter goes further to describe Lincoln views of slavery where it states his paramount objective in the struggle ...

Part 1 - Race in Mexico and Peru Native Americans were comprised of indigenous tribes such as Maya, Inca and Aztecs. They inhabited largely Mexico and Peru. Before the arrival of Spanish conquistadors, the ancient civilizations lived in peace and harmony and were able to establish local empires that were rich in culture and traditions. With the arrival of Spaniards in 15-16th century, the civilizations were deemed to suffer either from diseases brought externally or by bloody conquests. With the engagement of Europeans, the African slave trade was introduced to the American continent. The population was mixed ...

Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davies led Americans in the Civil War. The titanic struggle remained the most divisive war in American history. The American Civil war started on 2nd, April 1861 and lasted for four years. The secession of South Carolina from the Union prompted Confederacy to command the US government to relinquish its fort in Charleston Harbor. Lincoln strongly condemned the attempt, and this provoked a Confederate attack. The Confederacy surrounded the fort and fought the Union forces with dangerous weapons. After two days, the Union forces were forced to surrender Charleston Harbor after the bombardment. After the outbreak, ...

Question 1

The U.S. policy toward Mexico over Texas and the Southwest during the 1840s was primarily motivated by the need to fulfill Manifest destiny and the nationalistic ambition to expand the boundaries of the United States. The Manifest destiny was a strongly held belief that the entire American continent was pre-ordained for the Americans and hence, had the obligation to fulfill this destiny. At this time, James K. Polk was the US president, and he had primarily intended to negotiate with Mexico over territorial expansion without necessarily going to war. His decision to wage war against Mexico was thus driven by ...

The American Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1865, was fought between North and South United States. The main cause of the Civil War was the disagreement over slavery, which is evident through the analysis of multiple documents of the time. These documents display the ways that slavery divided the country at this time, drawing a very distinguished line through the country. The North supported abolitionism and wanted an end to the slave trade, and they participated in helping many slaves escape to freedom through the Underground Railroad. The South formed the Confederacy, a union of all of the states ...

The movie Lincoln (2012) is a masterpiece directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the first Republican President of United States, Abraham Lincoln, and an influential figure whose name is inscribed and engraved in the hearts of every person on this earth. Known as the 16th President of America, Lincoln expressed his opposition and hatred to slavery, which he soon erased after issuing the Emancipation Proclamation (History.com, 2009). Having the qualities of a true leader, he left an enduring legacy of wiping off slavery that has been echoing through the decades. Lincoln turned his life into beacons of light, still providing ...

Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book “Team of Rivals” is such a wonderful except at the presidential level. Goodwin allows the reader to understand the political rivalry that normally occurs in the political scene by specifically analyzing how President Abraham Lincoln was able to put together his team. She clearly explains to the public that cabinet plays a key leadership role of the country while the president is just the one responsible and if controlled well it can establish a better working relationship (Doris, 2011 p. 6).

Goodwin explains further that Lincoln with his good intention appointed the able men to the ...

Question one

Slavery was a profitable business between 1500 and 1900. People from other continents such as Africa and Latin America were captured forcefully and transported to be sold in America or other places. These people would be enslaved and forced to work in industrial firms, cash crop farms and even as household employees. Latin American nations such as Brazil and Cuba became the target grounds where slaves were captured. These people started resisting this degrading activity. This was the start of the journey to the abolition of lave trade. The manner in which slave trade was abolished in different countries was ...

Harriet Ann Jacobs was an American Writer who once served as a slave. She escaped from slavery and became a reformer and a speaker whose works were characterized by slavery eradication. In her narrative, Incidents in the Life of a Slave girl, which is from a real life experience, was one of the first autobiographical narratives about freedom struggle. It had an account of sexual harassment and several types of abuses that slaves endure. Anne Frank’s narrative is a well organized accurate diary which about the hardships endured by slaves in the hands of Nazi forces. The narratives are similar in a number of ways.

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The American civil war was a war fought between the union soldiers and the confederate soldiers. Many facts remain unclear about the American civil war but some of them are well known. The civil war began when confederate soldiers from the south attacked union soldiers at fort Sumter in South Carolina on April 21st 1861. The war was fought over four years in many great battles. However, majority of the fighting took place in the confederate states of Virginia and Tennessee. The American civil war is attributed as the single war where America lost the highest number of troops, approximated ...

The Civil War was an event that changed the course of American history. Many men and women were involved in the Civil War, but a few major players became even more important and stood out from all the rest. The president of the Union, Abraham Lincoln, and the president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, had alternative goals—however, both men were intelligent and driven. Lincoln’s effective tactics and strategies as a commander and chief allowed him to win several major battles during the Civil War, which eventually led him to victory in the conflict. Conversely, his counterpart, Jefferson Davis was ...

Introduction

The era of 1940s and 1950s is marked by sheer resistence from the Black Americans for their equal rights. During the course of history, the Black Americans have faced open discrimination in political, social, and economic landscape of United States. The Black became part of the American society in a slavery role few centuries ago primarily from West Africa and Caribbean territory. While they were part of the new country, but they were never legal residents of the land. They were landless community, which got their first American dream fulfilled through the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln. While they ...

Different views concerning slavery triggered division amongst the states consequently, leading to secession from the Union in 1860. Abraham Lincoln’s election as President brought conflicts especially among his opponents in the Democratic Party who held different views on how to deal with Slavery. Lincoln’s stand on abolishment of slavery pushed the south away especially, considering the fact that, agriculture was their main source of income and also because slaves played a major role in providing labor which would affect them considerably. States that seceded met in Alabama forming their new found nation and making Jefferson Davis their President, a ...

Abstract

Foreign policy is a set of strategies that a state formulates so as to safeguard its national interests. The constitution of the US divided the power of foreign policy formulation between the congress and the president. The two bodies each play important roles in the process. In the United States, the power to formulate foreign policy lies between the president and the Congress. However, the office of the president has more power over the formulation and implementation of these foreign policies. The strategic environmental, foreign policy is a foreign policy in the administration of President Obama that aims at maintaining global peace ...

Introduction

Success is an abstract concept which is difficult to be defined in one single sentence. Success means different things to different people. One may weigh success in terms of material gains; another may weigh success in terms of spiritual values. Most of the people define success in terms of achieving a mission or a goal. For instance, in Genesis 1.28 of Bible, God while entering into a covenant with Noah blessed him with "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over ...

Introduction

The American Civil War stood out as perhaps the most catastrophic historical event in the history of the United States (US). The sheer propensity of the armed conflict between Union and Confederate forces resulted to more than 600,000 deaths of soldiers from both sides – a number that rendered en masse military recruitment and conscription. The pressure to reach victory was strongly felt among the ranks of Union and Confederate forces that both sides did not hesitate to advertise their need to reinforce their respective regiments. Posters, perhaps the most sophisticated and effective advertising means at the time when the ...

The re-construction era was the period after the civil war. It took place between 1865 and 1877. Abraham Lincoln began planning for the reconstruction during the Civil War because there were many union soldiers from the areas of the South. His goal was to bring the Nation together. In December 1863, he proposed his plan for reconstruction which demanded the States new constitutions stop slavery. Congress proposed an amendment to abolish slavery in the United States in January 1865. Congress formally ratified the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery in 18th December 1865. In April 1865, the Civil War ended. ...

Essay

American Civil War (1861 - 1865 years) - war between the abolitionist states of the North and the eleven slaveholding states of the South. It was the inevitable consequence of the contradictions between the two social systems in the country. The basis of these conflicts was the issue of slavery, which entirely determined the economic and political interests of the planters.

American Civil War and its causes

Before the Civil War the planters had unlimited power over their slaves. The latter, in turn, were forced to live in the most brutal and unacceptable conditions. Because of this attitude the slaves often died from exhaustion, starvation ...

Abstract

A business or organization will always need a management team that is ambitious, innovative and competitive. This will automatically spell success for the concerned company. However, if this management is unregulated by ethical principles, then the business is bound for failure and doom. In business, character is a key to sustainable success since most people (clientele) judge a person or organization through behavior. This is because it is the basis for credibility and trust. Consequently, business executives and management must be concerned with their reputation and character since it provides a basis for the success of the business. Before dwelling on different ethical ...

African Americans in the United States comprise the second largest ethnic group in the United States. The African American history stretches as far back as the 16th century when Africans were captured and sold to the American plantations in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. After the United States of America became independent, African Americans continued to be enslaved. They were mistreated economically, socially and politically. The constitution of United States at independence stated that an African American was three fifths of a person. Anti-miscegenation rules were enacted in various states to prohibit interracial marriages. Interracial sex was also criminalized with harsh ...

The term Union was used during the American Civil war to refer to the United States of America. It specifically referred to the national government and five border slaves stated and twenty other free states. The union was opposed by the Confederacy that was composed of eleven southern slave states. The United States army soldiers were provided by all the union states (Blume, 2012). The area of the border sent large numbers of their troops to the Confederacy, and they also played a significant role as a base of supply for Union invasion of the confederacy. Industrial resources came from the ...

Lincoln’s presidential term revolves around a period marked by the partition of the United States into pro-slavery and anti-slavery states. Consequently, the presidential race evolved from the determination of an ideal person to lead Americans as one people to one in which, each side sought to elect the person supporting their ideologies. In other words, prior the elections of 1860, the aforementioned division of the United States was apparent because of disagreements over slavery. Thus, as a Republican candidate, Lincoln represented a loss for the Southern States and seemed to assure the victory of Northern States in the ongoing feud. The ...

The Mexican - American War that occurred between 1846 -1848 marked the first armed conflict that the US was involved in more so on foreign grounds. It included Mexico against the administration of U.S. President James K. Polk who was keen to extend his borders. A border conflict along the Rio Grande kicked off the war which led to a series of Mexican defeats at the hands of Americans. When the conflict ended, Mexico lost about a third of its territory to the US. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, was credited to have helped bring to an end the Mexican-American War. ...

Over the years, questions on the issue of war have been discussed and debated over and over. One of the major questions that have always been asked is whether the civil war was inevitable. In the year 1850s, events that occurred proved that the Civil War was inevitable. More than a few that occurred in America clearly show major causes of war such infringement of civil liberties, the collapse of the two party system, and infringements of rights. These factors made the conflict/war between the South and North America inevitable. It is evident that both South and North America made ...

Afro-American History to 1877

“The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the Triumph of Antislavery Politics” is a well written book by James Oakes. James Oakes in his book suggests that both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas fought slavery and stood up for the causes of slaves but they had different ways of fighting against slavery. The author presents thorough details of their working and ideas in his book. Oakes recognizes both of these leaders as reformers but portrays both of these leaders in different perspectives. This paper intends to discuss contributions of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas and how their ...

Few events in the critical landscape of United States history can surpass or parallel the Civil War in terms of its lasting effect in the nation’s politics, economy, and sociocultural structure. Whereas the Revolution questioned the authority of the English crown over the independent colonies in America, the Civil War saw the nation question itself in the realm of racial inequality. The events leading up to the war was a dramatic mix of political intrigue and philosophical inquiry into the nature and future of slavery as an economic and social institution. The war itself, lasting for four years, three ...

The success of America as a country is a fact acknowledged widely by all around the globe. However, if one may ponder over the reasons behind the success of this great nation then it would mainly be accounted to two major factors: the people and the various opportunities available to them. America is known for its freedom of choice and place where dreams come true. It is highly successful nation which is famous for its ability to bring out the best in people. American laws, systems, securities and liberties are not perfect but they are the most unusual ones worldwide. They ...