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Page 85
... Northern colleagues in Con- gress in his denunciation of the war . Robert Toombs , another Georgia Representative , criticized President Polk's attempts to stifle all opposition . Toombs also opposed any increase of the regular army and ...
... Northern colleagues in Con- gress in his denunciation of the war . Robert Toombs , another Georgia Representative , criticized President Polk's attempts to stifle all opposition . Toombs also opposed any increase of the regular army and ...
Page 89
... Northern or Southern extremist was all the more ready to carry his views to the point of war in 1861. Yet , in the years from Jackson to Lincoln , antimilitarism , despite the setback of Mexican War , remained strong . Though fond of ...
... Northern or Southern extremist was all the more ready to carry his views to the point of war in 1861. Yet , in the years from Jackson to Lincoln , antimilitarism , despite the setback of Mexican War , remained strong . Though fond of ...
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... Northern armies achieved their final victories in the spring of 1865. The Union had been preserved and slavery abolished , although only after resort to force and coercion . In the moment of triumph , few complained of the enormous ...
... Northern armies achieved their final victories in the spring of 1865. The Union had been preserved and slavery abolished , although only after resort to force and coercion . In the moment of triumph , few complained of the enormous ...
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The AngloAmerican Heritage | 3 |
The Founding Fathers Reaffirm Civil Supremacy | 18 |
The Defeat of the Federalist Military Plans | 32 |
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