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lived simply, many people were middle class as well. In the South the focus was on plantations, farming, and the people were essen...

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

of the rioters, which was directed at African Americans, possessed the mob with such ferocity that they lost all sense of humanity...

based on the regiments history, was a success and may indicate more greater in future. The student is facing a significant amount ...

"twelve infantry regiments, two cavalry regiments, a handful of artillery batteries, and a variety of smaller organizations" (Cole...

act of not being obedient. He contrasted the longevity of nature with the ethereal nature of that manmade contrivance we call gov...

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

responsibility; friendship; work; courage; perseverance; honesty; loyalty; and faith" (Muehlenberg, 1999). Bennett uses a number o...

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...

had an impact on both the war protestors and the Civil Rights activists. If every person has an inherent worth, then anything that...

or that Lee wanted to resign after Gettysburg. Ordinary people behave in ordinary ways. The North was shocked and dismayed by the...

one can readily argue how the expectations of such a first-hand experience lend themselves to the overlapping of uncontrolled chao...

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

a portrait of a gracious and elegant way of life populated by generous masters and happy "darkies" one of whom, Big Sam, even risk...

assistance from the government. Another problem involving the land was the fact that aristocrats were buying up large tracts and ...

he used his paper to speak his peace. There was a lot of turmoil during the middle of the nineteenth century. Because America did...

simply slaves. They were not simply second rate human beings but have constantly played a very vital role in the history of the na...

alike despite their willingness to risk their lives in combat. But as the text illustrates, racial discrimination was unfortunate...

the author and his works this short story holds a deeper and more historical position. In relationship to the story itself, anot...

gin (Faragher et al, 2000). He invented the machine in 1793 and it proved so successful that by the mid-1830s cotton was "King" in...

were simply too many new things, new approaches, and as such this often led to confusion and as such proved detrimental in many re...

the narrator offers a different look at women as they stood to inspire the men and give them peace. This is evident when the man i...

in a state of oblivion to his position of being owned as property and was almost completely unaware that this position was anythin...

equality to all its citizens. Historians have argued that the U.S. was doomed to fight the Civil War when it wrote a Constitution...

a reputation for brilliant cavalry tactics, was elected the leader of all the Klan organizations, with the title of Grand Wizard (...

mistresses to look after them."4 As noted, some blacks did believe this and fought for the South, an unsettling idea at best; but ...

about battle strategy or about the lives of those that fought the war. On the surface at least it is about the impact the war has...

that "their Southern brethren" supply "material aid" (An appeal to the south, 1865). Their cause was bolstered by bloody acts like...

the Civil War. Those that supported the Civil War justified it on a number of grounds. Many even did so in religious terms, hai...