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from the spiral grooves inside the barrel: this is called "rifling" and is designed to make the bullet spin; it is believed that t...

occasion, "his master had the nails of his fingers and toes beaten off" (Blassingame 331). A slave who accidentally bumped a white...

the north prior to and during the war, the political shift in power with the south remaining weak in the national forum for decade...

When the Reconstruction Period arrived, it looked as though blacks were going to regain their inherent rights as free citizens alo...

by the slave states because they had the potential of tipping the scales in one direction or another in regard to free verses slav...

Combss performance, specifically that he never fully develops Walter, who is the central character; this vacuum at the center of t...

made some states different than others, thus leading to further illustrate different ideals as well as different politics and econ...

book is not on any one person, but on the war and the period of Reconstruction that followed. Having said that, its still possible...

On May 4, 1961 a small group of many races decided to travel in two buses and challenge the fact that some of these southern state...

This research report focuses on Charles Taylor. Who he is and how this relates to the Civil War in Liberia is the subject of this ...

and ancestral place meant everything"1. This limited view of Lees motivation leads to the assumption that Lee was not fully commi...

In eleven pages Franklin Pierce's life and undistinguished presidential administration are discussed and include his friendship wi...

The battle at hand is what is the focus of attention of this five page report that makes use of five references. The Battle of Get...

point out that the subject of death and dying has taken on new meaning in recent times. There is now recognition of similar events...

that the colony would serve at least two purposes: the first to spread the Christian gospel in Africa, and the second to serve as...

A 5 page overview of the book Howard Fast. The focus is on the reconstruction era. Although the slaves had been freed, black whi...

In five pages this paper examines the Civil War from the Confederate perspective with the use of Confederates in the Attic by Tony...

In three pages US history from 1776 until the end of the Civil War in 1865 is examined in a consideration of events including the ...

In 5 pages, this paper considers how the South won the Reconstruction despite the Northern victory in the Civil War, discussing st...

In six pages this paper examines the reasons why the U.S. Civil War was fought. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

In five pages such issues that are relevant to slavery such as 1950's Fugitive Slave Act, the Fourteenth Amendment, abolitionism, ...

In five pages this paper examines reasons behind the fighting of the US Civil War in a comparative analysis of James McPherson's W...

the importance of such an exhibit runs far deeper than merely providing a source of interest for a curious community, because it u...

had been a part of the Southern way of life for 200 years and they people believed it was a part of their culture (Leidner, 2000)....

in weaponry which were unveiled during this time. The evolution of projectiles, for example, had just moved weaponry from relying...

that served as the primary reason that numerous white Americans were able to participate in other interests and occupations withou...

However, there were certain characteristics which applied to each side of this war, and the advantages of each were indeed impress...

did not engage in combat (Matlof Multimedia U.S. History). However, these statistics are deceiving because most of the northern r...

restore statehood after the Civil War. James McPhersons "Ordeal By Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction", however, is particula...

Charles came to the throne already at a disadvantage. For one thing, he was involved in a marriage with a French princess, which h...