1860

The Election of 1860 There was a lot of people running, but not a lot of them were good.Lincoln was pretty much the only good presidential nominee running. He was one of if not the only one who didn't really have an opinion on slavery. Abraham Lincoln, John C. Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen A. Douglas are the presidential candidates for the 1860 presidential election. John C. Breckinridge, was part of the Southern Democratic Party.John C. Breckinridge, was one of the runners. John C. Breckinridge

At the beginning of the 1860s, the national Democratic party split in half. It had split into the Northern Democrats and the Southern Democrats. They split because of the issue of slavery, which was very alive at the time. As well, the Dred Scott case played an important role in the split of the party. The Northern Democrats didn’t want slavery to expand into the new territory. On the other end, Southern Democrats called for the preservation of slavery within their states and the expansion into the

In 1860 there were only 15 slave quarters compared to the 26 homes of former slaves in 1881. I noticed that the slave quarters in 1860 are different sizes. Five are very small and the other ten look the same size. In 1881, all former slave homes look the same size except for Gus Barrow’s home which looks slightly smaller. The Master’s house, service and farm buildings, and gin house is all located along the road in 1860. In 1881, the school house, church, five of the former slave homes, and the Master’s

There is no better way to understand the past than by examining primary sources. Documents created in the time period being researched by people in this time period. Contemporary accounts down play the brawl aspects of the open house. Hamilton, a Jackson supporter, called the damage from the event of little importance. The crowd at the White House being mixed of Washington society and of Jackson supporters. The inauguration of Andrew Jackson in 1829 was significant because it signified the empowerment

“The clothes make the man”(Twain Alexander Atkins).The clothes showed how rich they were and who they were. Victorian clothing from rich to poor displayed how clothing was important to society. Victorian clothing for the rich boys.During the last decade of the nineteenth century young Victorian boys continued to wear variations of the sailor suit, a favorite Victorian boy's clothing since the 1870s (Haug). They would wear a dress to so they could change easier. Once they got older they wore a boyish

The subject I used was breakaway. In the very beginning you have a girl who breaks away from the line of chairs. As the video continues it appears the characters are fighting. Not fighting each other, but the world and life. To me this means the video is about breaking away from society and social norms. The protagonist is all of them. The reason I say that is throughout the video they move in sync with each other, it appears they are fighting together, and at the end it's almost as if you're celebrating

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Whitney created a solution known as the cotton gin • 1793 • Productivity increased greatly • 50 times more cotton a day • It made farmers grow more cotton • But they needed slaves to continue their work • So demand for slaves increased much more • 1860 mean Deep south and Upper south were concentrated

The presidential election of 1860 set the stage for the American Civil war. By 1860, the nation had been divided mostly up to that point regarding questions of states’ rights and slavery in the territories. Southerners were outraged over the plan by abolitionist, John Brown, to start a slave rebellion at Harper Ferry, Virginia. This event garnered headlines all over the nation in newspapers and magazines. On the other hand, the Northern Republic seemed equally anger by the Supreme Court decision

Good afternoon everyone, After reading chapters 1 and 2 in our textbook I discovered many policies that were instated to help in the expansion of the West. The one I would like to discuss is the Homestead Act of 1862. Shortly after the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was instated (moving many Native Americans off of western territories), many white individuals were hungry for more land. George Henry Evans, a labor leader in the House, felt he had a solution to the job deficit problem arising in the