On December 18, 1860, a man by the name of John Jordan Crittenden approached the House of Representatives and Senate with a proposal, which had previously failed, that would lead to the Civil War. This Compromise, the Crittenden Compromise, was an attempt to preserve slavery and the Union itself that was being threaten by secession. […]
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In 1837, Lincoln moved to Springfield and began practicing law. He was reappointed four times as a representative of the Illinois Board. From there he aspired to become a representative of the Illinois House of Representatives in Washington. He was elected in 1846 and at the end of 1847 he sat in Washington, opposing the […]
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The bloodiest war in American History was the Civil War (1861-1865). It is widely known as The Brother’s War’. During its four year term, over 620,000 solders were killed or missing in action, and countless others were left maimed with rope burns, severed limbs, swamp rot, and many other various ailments. The total Northern and […]
The Dred Scott case was a very influential case during the 1800’s that created much domestic disturbance. The case is known as Dred Scott v. Sanford, and it took place in 1857. It was a Supreme Court case, with Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, that involved the freedom of a slave Dred Scott. Scott argued […]
The Dred Scott Case of 1857 was on of the most influential court cases in in American history. It was an opportunity for abolitionists to win an early victory against the institution of slavery in the United States. Their failure to do that prolonged the abolition of slavery and added fuel to the ongoing feud […]