The History of Abraham Lincoln, and the Overthrow of Slavery |
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... important anti - slavery measure in American history , be- tween the Declaration of Independence and the great Pro- clamation of Emancipation by Abraham Lincoln . Its influ- ence has been decisive , on both the moral and martial con ...
... important anti - slavery measure in American history , be- tween the Declaration of Independence and the great Pro- clamation of Emancipation by Abraham Lincoln . Its influ- ence has been decisive , on both the moral and martial con ...
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... important of these was the invention by Whitney , of the cotton - gin , and the vast addition of new and virgin territory adapted to the growth of cotton by negro labor . The immediate and enormous profits of cotton growing gave a power ...
... important of these was the invention by Whitney , of the cotton - gin , and the vast addition of new and virgin territory adapted to the growth of cotton by negro labor . The immediate and enormous profits of cotton growing gave a power ...
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... important triumph of the slave power . The Capital , to a considerable extent , gave tone to the national sentiment and opinion . This location of the Capi- tal on slave territory , secured for slavery the sway of social influence and ...
... important triumph of the slave power . The Capital , to a considerable extent , gave tone to the national sentiment and opinion . This location of the Capi- tal on slave territory , secured for slavery the sway of social influence and ...
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... importance of Missouri was not fully appreciated by the free States at that time . If Missouri had been introduced as a free State it would have been decisive of the controversy , and might have saved the republic from a long and bitter ...
... importance of Missouri was not fully appreciated by the free States at that time . If Missouri had been introduced as a free State it would have been decisive of the controversy , and might have saved the republic from a long and bitter ...
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... important , that it is given with such fullness of detail as will illustrate the fierceness of the conflict and the irresistible power of slavery at that time . The Presidential election , in 1852 , resulting in the election of Franklin ...
... important , that it is given with such fullness of detail as will illustrate the fierceness of the conflict and the irresistible power of slavery at that time . The Presidential election , in 1852 , resulting in the election of Franklin ...
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