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Who first attempted to prohibit the importation of slaves?
The State of Virginia had already gone on record as opposing the African slave trade. By an act of the General Assembly of the State of Virginia, while Patrick Henry was Governor, the state outlawed the slave trade in Virginia. It was done October 5, 1778, then […]
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Do you know the answer to the question?
Who first legalized slavery in America?
The answer to this question is; the Northern Colony of Massachusetts legalized slavery. A Northern State!!!
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The War Begins!
It begins with an attack on Canada, not only in hopes of gaining land, but also to cut off British supplies being sent to Tecumseh’s Indian confederation. Tecumseh’s Indain confederation had been a thorn in our side for sometime so if they could stop the British from supplying them, we could gain ground […]
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The bloodiest day of the Civil War was the battle of Antietam. The battle lasted one day. There were over 23,000 casualties of war that day.
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The Confederate Government organized itself in Montgomery, Alabama. The Provisional Congress, which was composed of delegates from all the seceded states, assembled for the first time on February 4, 1861. Soon after, Jefferson Davis was inaugurated as provisional President. It would be later suggested by Confederate Military leaders, such as William Oates, that Davis was […]
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Did you know that after a battle during the Civil War many bodies were stripped of their material belongings by their fellow soldiers all the way down to their underwear? That was the only way they could get refitted. Because of this, many bodies were identified as to which side they fought for by the […]
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Because the 1812 Battlefield in Monroe County is now a Nationally recognized Battlefield, it is important for all of us to understand what caused the War of 1812, what Monroe Counties roll in the fight was and what the outcome was. I am going to first take us through the causes of the war.
The immediate causes of […]
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I have come across a few interesting theories about Lincoln while conducting my recent research for my new book coming out soon called “Only Ghosts Came Home”.
First, it has been theorized that due to the direction from which the bullet was fired, the type of gun used, and the density of the skull, the bullet […]
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