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In the mid-19th century, while the United States was experiencing an era of tremendous growth, a fundamental economic difference existed between the country’s northern and southern regions. In the North, manufacturing and industry was well established, and agriculture was mostly limited to small-scale farms, while the South’s economy was based on a system of large-scale farming that depended on the labor of black slaves to grow certain crops, especially cotton and tobacco. Growing abolitionist sentiment in the North after the 1830s and northern opposition to slavery’s extension into the new western territories led many southerners to fear that the existence of slavery in america—and thus the backbone of their economy—was in danger. In 1854, the U.S.
Reconstruction era
Military occupation of southern US states from 1865 to 1877 The Reconstruction era was a period in United States history and Southern United States history that followed the American Civil War and was dominated by the legal, social, and political challenges of the abolition of slavery and the reintegration of the eleven former Confederate States of America into the United States. During this period, three amendments were added to the United States Constitution to grant citizenship and equal civil rights to the newly freed slaves. To circumvent these legal achievements, the former Confederate states imposed poll taxes and literacy tests and engaged in terrorism to intimidate and control people of color and to discourage or prevent them from voting.[2] Throughout the war, the Union was confronted with the issue of how to administer areas it captured and how to handle the steady stream of slaves who were escaping to Union lines. Abolition of slavery and social reform [edit] For details, see:
Ten Great Animated Shorts about the Middle Ages
We found these ten wonderful animated short films that offer their own unique look at the Middle Ages. Medieval Intro Created by Charging Image in 2011 Berserker Created by Mitchell Taylor in 2011 The Earth is Round! Created by Michael Fragstein with Dr. Medieval Created by Sylvie Pouet Pouet in 2015 Le favolose historie di Palazzo Ricchieri Created by Stefano Tambellini as part of the official presentation of restored medieval paintings on wood, at Museo Civico d’Arte di Pordenone in 2008. The Middle Ages in 3 1/2 minutes An animated timeline created by Margreet de Heer as part of her book Science: a Discovery in Comics. A Day In The Life of a 10-Year-Old In Norman Times From the BBC series Hands on History The Saga Of Biorn Biôrn, an old Viking, is determined to reach Valhalla, the warrior’s afterlife full of excessive drinking and debauchery. Beowulf the Animation The battle between Beowulf and Grendel, as made by Aldus Jendell Manalo in 2010 and finally… The Animated Bayeux Tapestry
Appomattox, Virginia
Town in Virginia Appomattox is a town in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,733 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Appomattox County.[5] Appomattox is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area. History[edit] The Appomattox Visitor Center in July 2011 Near the end of the Civil War, Robert E. Though President Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, slaves in the southern states were not freed until the surrender at Appomattox Court House on April 9. The railroad became the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad in 1870. In 1990, there were 11,971 residents reported for Appomattox County; the Town of Appomattox had 1703 residents. In addition to Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, the Appomattox River Bridge, Appomattox Historic District, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, and Holliday Lake State Park are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[8] Geography[edit] Appomattox is located at
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The secession of the Southern states (in chronological order, South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina) in 1860–61 and the ensuing outbreak of armed hostilities were the culmination of decades of growing sectional friction over slavery. Between 1815 and 1861 the economy of the Northern states was rapidly modernizing and diversifying. Although agriculture—mostly smaller farms that relied on free labour—remained the dominant sector in the North, industrialization had taken root there. Moreover, Northerners had invested heavily in an expansive and varied transportation system that included canals, roads, steamboats, and railroads; in financial industries such as banking and insurance; and in a large communications network that featured inexpensive, widely available newspapers, magazines, and books, along with the telegraph. Jennifer L. Weber
Commanding General of the United States Army
Prior to the institution of the Chief of Staff of the Army in 1903, there was generally recognized to be a single senior-most officer in the United States Army (and its predecessor the Continental Army), even though there was not a statutory office as such. During the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the title was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. In 1783, the title was simplified to Senior Officer of the United States Army. In 1821, the title was changed to Commanding General of the United States Army. From 1789 until its abolition in 1903, the position of Commanding General was legally subordinate to the Secretary of War, although this was at times contested. The position was abolished with the creation of the statutory Chief of Staff of the Army in 1903. Office holders[edit] † denotes people who died in office. Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army[edit] Senior Officer of the United States Army[edit] Commanding General of the United States Army[edit] See also[edit]
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Robert E. Lee
Confederate States Army commander Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, towards the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army. He led the Army of Northern Virginia—the Confederacy's most powerful army—from 1862 until its surrender in 1865, earning a reputation as a skilled tactician. In 1865, Lee became president of Washington College (later Washington and Lee University) in Lexington, Virginia; in that position, he supported reconciliation between North and South. Lee accepted "the extinction of slavery" provided for by the Thirteenth Amendment, but opposed racial equality for African Americans. After his death in 1870, Lee became a cultural icon in the South and is largely hailed as one of the Civil War's greatest generals. Early life and education Oronoco Street, Alexandria, Virginia"Lee Corner" properties Military engineer career Marriage and family Mexican–American War Mr.
