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- 671: Early National Literature
- Early National Literature The years from the adoption of the Constitution (1787) to the period of Jacksonian nationalism (1828-36) mark the emergence of a self-consciously national literature. The poet Joel BARLOW, who was, like John Trumbull, one of the Connecticut Wits, greeted the new ...
- 672: The Beginning of the Civil War
- ... decide whether they live in a slave or free state. Still, others proclaimed that slavery should be banned completely in the land seized from Mexico. Calhoun said that the ban on slavery was unconstitutional. The constitution stated that slaveholders had the right to own property, which included slaves, since slaves weren’t human, according to the South. There were three candidates in the election of 1848: Lewis Cass Martin Van Buren ...
- 673: The Civil War
- ... want to change their lifestyles like the North. On February 4, the seceding states met in Montgomery, Alabama. There, they formed the Confederate States of America. They also made Montgomery their capital. They wrote a constitution, chose a legislature, and elected a president. The president that was elected was Jefferson Davis from Mississippi, and a vice-president, Alexander Stephens. Jefferson Davis was born in 1808 in Christian County, Kentucky. As a ...
- 674: The History of the Ku Klux Klan
- ... set the general guidelines for the Ku Klux Klan's different dens across the United States, and the group also set specific rules for members. Also at the convention the group drafted and approved a constitution so everyone would be aware of the group's rules and regulations. It was at this meeting the Ku Klux Klan decided to appoint a Grand Wizard to head and control all of the dens ...
- 675: If Impeachment of Bill Clinton
- ... and they better watch out because it will be a lot easier to impeach them after this. For such a minor offense to bring on impeachment hearings is in my opinion astounding because in the constitution it states that “high crimes and misdemeanors” warrant impeachment not sexual blunders. The amusing thing about this controversy is that it is not about how Mr. Clinton lied in court or with held information, it ...
- 676: To The People Of Texas And All Americans In The World: The Alamo
- ... rights, Solemnly declare: That they have taken up arms in defense of their rights and liberties, which were threatened by the encroachments of military despots, and in defense of the republican principles of the federal constitution of Mexico, 1824. That Texas is no longer morally or civilly bound by the compact of union; yet, stimulated by the generosity and sympathy common to a free people, they offer their support and assistance ...
- 677: Reconstruction
- ... of slaves.” Only Tennessee ratified the 14th amendment and was allowed to rejoin the Union by Radicals. The remaining ten Confederate states were occupied by United States troops. Southern states had to write a new constitution guaranteeing political rights to blacks. The 15th Amendment said: “Neither federal nor state governments can deny any citizen the right to vote because of his race or color, or because he was once in bondage ...
- 678: World War I and Bringing People Together
- ... I also showed the disagreements of the people about going to war. Although he preached equality, women and blacks who were both vital in the war, still did not have the same rights that the constitution guaranteed. Immigrants who went to America were treated unfairly as the enemy. The Immigrants were treated as spies and were ridiculed by the American government, and the American people. The immigrants rights were violated, because ...
- 679: Black Students at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas
- ... out to the people. “Our personal opinions about this decision (Brown vs. the Board of Education) have no bearing on the matter of enforcement; the responsibility and authority of the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution are very clear. The very basis of our individual rights and freedoms rests upon the certainty that the president and the executive branch of government will support and insure the carrying out of the decisions ...
- 680: World War I Propaganda
- ... made everyone who saw the film think that all Germans were evil and that was just what the producer wanted. Other movies showed a big mean looking German man ripping up a copy of the Constitution and burning American flags. This made some people very mad and made them glad we were at war with Germany. Music was also a very influential part of World War One propaganda. For some people ...
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