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The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

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Opening Question I can describe the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. 8.81 Assess the impact of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln on both the North and the South. Part II Lincoln?s Last Speech(April 11, 1865) Subject: Plans for peaceand Reconstruction John Wilkes Boothis there: Whispers to his companion ?Now, by God, I'll put him through. That is the last speech he will ever make.? Booth and hisconspirators: Decideto assassinate the President, Vice President Andrew Johnson, and Secretary of State William Seward all in the same evening A Nightat the Theater Lincoln attends: TheplayOur American Cousin, at Ford's Theater Ulysses S. Grant: Was to accompany him, but insteadgoes to visit his son in New Jersey Instead:

American History A Survey: Chapter 13 The Impending Crisis

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Chapter 13 The Impending Crisis LOOKING WESTWARD Manifest Destiny the belief or idea that the US was destined, by God and by history, to rule the entirety of North America; believed it was an unselfish attempt to expand American liberties and it was used to justify expansion Racial Justification advocates of the MD believed that North America were to be populated solely by white Americans; their definition (of white Americans) excluded Indians and Mexicans Americans in Texas Opposition to Further Expansion many politicians, including Henry Clay, opposed the idea of MD as they feared it would rouse the conflict over slavery and threaten the stability of the Union Texas Mexicans launched a colonization law (1824) promising newcomers cheap land and for a 4-year exemption from taxes

American History A Survey: Chapter 13 The Impending Crisis

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Chapter 13 The Impending Crisis LOOKING WESTWARD Manifest Destiny the belief or idea that the US was destined, by God and by history, to rule the entirety of North America; believed it was an unselfish attempt to expand American liberties and it was used to justify expansion Racial Justification advocates of the MD believed that North America were to be populated solely by white Americans; their definition (of white Americans) excluded Indians and Mexicans Americans in Texas Opposition to Further Expansion many politicians, including Henry Clay, opposed the idea of MD as they feared it would rouse the conflict over slavery and threaten the stability of the Union Texas Mexicans launched a colonization law (1824) promising newcomers cheap land and for a 4-year exemption from taxes

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Civil War Pre-Civil War (Chapter 20) Rich man?s war ? the rich could pay their way out of conscription Morrill Tariff raised the tariff 5-10% Treasury prints money, causes massive inflation North - $1.00 became 39 cents South had 9000% inflation Sale of bonds became very important ? North raised $2.6 Billion Precursor to today?s Federal Reserve system North had an economic boom due to suppliers making money People making low quality items and skimming the profit Bountiful harvest in the north (good crops) Oil discovered in Pennsylvania Women enlisted in the armies posing as men Women in the medical field Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, 1st Female M.D. Clara Barton, established Red Cross Dorothea Dix, famous nurse Before the war, the South held 20% of U.S. wealth; after the war, 12%
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