Popular Questions - History – American history

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The view of the South was that the pact that they entered Union under was voluntary. Since they felt the terms of the contract had been violated, they surmised that they had a legal right to...

How did Lincoln view the issue of slavery when the war began? How did this view begin to change as the war progressed? Can Lincoln be faulted in any way for his conduct during the war?

What issue does the political cartoon “Pesky, but Harmless (Links to an external site.),” address? Why did the cartoonist use gnats to represent jingos? The cartoon shows yellow...

WRITING ASSIGNMENT 1A: Reconstruction.   President Lincoln’s goal for reconstruction remained linked to his goal in the war-preserve the Union. His plan favored leniency, in order to as...

In 1914 Woodrow Wilson proclaimed U.S. neutrality, and asked the American people to remain “impartial in thought as well as deed.” At the end of the war, some members of the government...