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- 10781: African Americans in the Civil War
- ... more at stake, once they left the Confederate side to join the Union there was no turning back. 7Not only would they be branded as traitors but runaways as well and were likely to face death if they where caught. In the beginning, when the Union Armies would run into runaway slaves they would either hold them until there owner got them or they would return them to the proper authorities ...
- 10782: Causes of The Great Depression
- ... as for their own. The United States had entered the struggle late, and had poured forth no such contribution in lives and losses as the Allies had made. It had paid in dollars, not in death and destruction, and now it wanted its dollars back(end note 33)." There were several causes to this awkward distribution of wealth between U.S. and its European counterparts. Most obvious is that fact that ...
- 10783: The History of the Pony Express
- ... and werent brave, they would try to escape and get killed. The famous sign for the Pony Express read: Wanted- young, skinny, wiry fellows, not over 18. Must be expert riders, willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred. Wages $25 a week Seventy five horses was used in each direction for a run. At every station, the rider would have two minutes to throw his saddle bags with the mail ...
- 10784: The Battle Of Gettysburg
- ... division on McPherson Ridge, west of town. Out-numbered, the Union forces managed to hold, and even drive the Confederate army back, after the addition of John Reynold's Infantry division (and Reynold's subsequent death on the front lines). They prevailed until afternoon, when they were overpowered by additional southern troops, and driven back through town. In the confusion, thousands of Union soldiers were captured before they could rally on ...
- 10785: The Battle of Antietam
- ... the troops who still thought of a war as glorious, noble undertaking, this battle would shatter that illusion. For the men of both armies, the American Civil War, was now an all-out life or death struggle. For the north, the battle near Antietam Creek saved the nation. The Confederate invasion was turned away, so that the immediate threat was past. In the process, the Federal Army of the Potomac had ...
- 10786: The Battle at Chancellorsville
- ... massively outnumbered Confederates drove the Federal army from the battlefield. The cost had been frightful. The Confederates suffered 14,000 casualties, while inflicting 17,000. Perhaps the most damaging loss to the Confederacy was the death of Lee's "right arm," Stonewall Jackson, who died of pneumonia on May 10, 8 days after being shot, while recuperating from his wounds.
- 10787: Significant Presidential Decisions
- ... decision and American citizens opposing his decision. After the president made his final decision there were several reacions such as: "the end of the war", "the reunitation of Vietnam", and for a negative note "the death of 58,000 American soldiers". Before the president made his actual decision he probably valued the safety of his fellow citizens, and his family.
- 10788: The Women's Civil Rights Movement
- ... federal moneys, the implementation of this law has become a battle ground between liberals and conservatives. Retirement Equity Act (1974) known as the "Women's bill" provides a wife with retirement benefits after her husbands death. It also gives a wife limited pension benefits should the husband die before reaching retirement age. The government has identified several groups as being in need of special attention. These groups are women, Blacks, Hispanics ...
- 10789: The Journey of Lewis and Clark
- ... friendly to the white men, but a Sioux tribe did threaten to halt the expedition, but the captains acted sternly with them and the party continued upriver. One soldier became sick and died, the only death of the entire trip. First Winter Camp By late October they had arrived at the Mandan Indian villages, about 40 miles north of present day Bismarck. Here they built Fort Mandan and camped for the ...
- 10790: The 1960's
- ... that might otherwise never have presented itself. president johnson pleaded, "i ask every citizen to reject the blind violence that has struck dr. King." he went on to say that to bring meaning to his death, we must be determined to strike forcefully at the consciences of all americans in order to wrest from tragedy and trauma, the will to make a better society. The Student Movement Americans who were young ...
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