Essays on Emancipation Proclamation

There are many reasons why Lincoln decided to issue and implement the Emancipation Proclamation back in 1862. His main goal was to shift the war and to free the slaves. The slaves that were only affected were those in the United States and not those who were in the Confederacy (Guelzo 1). He wanted to make it more of a political agenda rather than a morally based war. During that time, Lincoln was in a difficult situation, mainly in military. The North experienced to many battles lost so the Northerners started to complain about the war. So Lincoln believed ...

Influence of American Revolution of the Civil War

Influence of American Revolution of the Civil War

Introduction

The American Revolution and the Civil War are two wars that have shaped American history and the American society. The American Revolution started with 13 colonies forming the Continent Congress declaring their Independence from the British rule in 1776 and ended with the Loyalists winning the Revolutionary War (Becker, 2013, p. 5). The Civil War was started when Southern states declared independence by seceding from the Union. South Carolina was the first state to secede in 1860 and they were later joined by Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, North ...

In its support of the slavery system, the government of the United States utilized the law. In other words, the federal government either passed legislations to thwart any threats made against the institution of slavery or persecuted individuals for failing to adhere to the same. A perfect illustration of the given claims revolves around the actions of political leaders and the States’ harsh responses to calls for liberation during the Antebellum Era. In Howard Zinn’s words, the government allowed whites to use “the laws, courts, [and] armed forces” to restrict persons of African descent to the lowest class ...

This paper will present an analysis of Martin Luther King’s “I have a Dream speech.” The analysis will focus on the five key elements of the five elements of dramatistic pentad. These are act, agency, agent, scene, and purpose.

Act:

The “I have a dream” speech was a speech that sought to fight for civil rights liberties and freedoms for oppressed Americans. Black Americans had suffered discrimination for centuries in the country. The speech began with a history of the suffering of the black people in America. It also gave an excellent portrayal of the struggles the black people ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Source: (Nash et al. 474)

The selected source is a Thomas Nast creation dubbed The End of Slavery? Currently, the cartoon has no copyrights after its original publication in 1867 in the Harper's Weekly newspaper. The visual primary source depicts two scenes and in both, a woman wearing a tunic sits upon a pedestal surrounded by both black and white characters, she represents American liberty. For a thorough description of the picture, there is a need to focus on the two scenes separately. On the left, there is a slave auction going on as white men stand around the raised platform, and two more ...

There are many significant points throughout history that many regard as pivotal, the Renaissance, the Age of Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution are some. For Americans it is often the founding of the first colonies in the east and the fight for independence in the 1700s, however, the most significant event for many Americans today is the American Civil War, beginning in 1861 and ending in 1865. For the two sides of the War, the Union North and the Confederate South, the goals were rather different. For the Union army it was about quelling rebellion and preventing the succession ...

Post U.S. – Mexican War through 1870’s

When the US – Mexican War (1846 – 1848) was over, the territory of the USA increased for almost 30%, as a part of the Mexican territory became the US land. The territory of the USA expended, but some critical issues raised; they were connected with the governing of the new territories and, basically, the questions about slavery. The main concern was between the North and the South. “The Northern Whigs and Abolitionists feared the attempts to plant cotton in the new territory. Slaveholders feared that the slavery would be banned and they would ...

Introduction

While talking about American Revolution, Montgomery bus boycott is a major revolution that cannot go unmentioned. Montgomery bus boycott was a civil rights movement inclined to a seminal event. The boycott was to push the government of the United States of America to treat people equally, regardless of their race and color of their skin. The primary activities of the campaign took place between December 5, 1955, and December 20, 1956. It was during this time that the black Americans fought segregation policy, and finally, the High Court abolished the law.However, there are previous activities that substantially contributed to ...

Post U.S. – Mexican War through 1870s

After the Civil War, the situation in the United States was chaotic, as the time for radical changes had come. The goal of the Reconstruction (1865 – 1877) was to restore the society, although, it was a great challenge. First of all, the war ended with a significant human loss – “over 600,000 people” died during the Civil War (YouTube). Secondly, the largest slavery system was still present, and it was extremely difficult to put an end to the division of race, as the blacks were still considered to be slaves and the majority ...

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 ...

Introduction

Martin Luther King gave great speeches in the 1960’s in America at a time of anti-discrimination on racial lines towards blacks, Asians and Hispanics. The famous speech I have a dream was given in 1963 at a time when there was great turbulence due to racial discrimination. He gave the speech to an audience of all races with majority of black and white people.

His speech I have a dream begins with a note of high positivism. It causes the crowd of people to be motivated about the changes that can happen in the future and not focus on the current happenings. He ...