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Politics of the American Civil War
Assassination of Abraham LincolnJohn Wilkes Booth, born in Maryland into a family of prominent stage actors, had by the time of the assassination become a famous actor and national…
Reconstruction AmendmentsThomas Nast's the 12th of January 1867 illustration for Harper's Weekly declared slavery dead with a single stroke of ink.
Missouri secessionOn the 19th of March 1861, delegates in Missouri cast a vote of 98 to 1 against leaving the Union. This decision came despite intense pressure from Governor…
Slavery in the United StatesIn 1703, more than 42 percent of New York City households held enslaved people in bondage. This figure stood second only to Charleston, South Carolina, where…
Confederate States of AmericaOn the 20th of December 1860, South Carolina became the first state to vote for secession from the United States. This single act triggered a chain reaction…
Border states (American Civil War)In the American Civil War, four slave states remained in the Union while their neighbors to the south seceded. Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri…
Ordinance of SecessionSouth Carolina issued its Ordinance of Secession on the 20th of December 1860. This document marked the first formal break from the United States by a…
Proclamation 80On the 15th of April 1861, Abraham Lincoln signed a document that would reshape the nation. This proclamation demanded 75,000 militiamen to end the rebellion…
Origins of the American Civil WarIn 1787, the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia to draft a document that would never use the word slavery. Yet the resulting text embedded the…
Union (American Civil War)The word Union appeared in the first governing document of the United States, the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union.
Peace Conference of 1861The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 sent shockwaves through the Southern states. Republicans had campaigned on ending slavery, and their victory…
War Governors' ConferenceThe Loyal War Governors' Conference convened at the Logan House Hotel in Altoona, Pennsylvania on September 24 and 25, 1862.