William H. Seward

directions to the first house she was to go to. From there, she was put into a wagon, and taken to her first stop. Then she was taken to Pennsylvania. She settled down in Philadelphia. In Philadelphia, she met William Still, The Philadelphia stationmaster of the Underground Railroad. Still and other members of the Philadelphia Anti-Slavery society, taught Harriet of the Underground Railroad. In 1851, Harriet, started relocating members

growing regional polarization over the issue. They were looking to unseat Democratic James Buchanan of Pennsylvania who had southern sympathies. New York Senator William Henry Seward was the strongest contender, as the leader of the Republican Party, a 12-year senator and former governor of New York. Ohio Governor Salmon P. Chase was ready if Seward faltered. Chase had organized the Free Soil Party, became its first senator, and was at the forefront of the Republican

A book that I feel should become a modern classic is Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. While this book is a biography or memoir in the sense, it focuses mainly on how Lincoln chose the three men who served with him in his Cabinet. Its other main focus is the chronicle of how Lincoln was able to abolish slavery through the freedom law, the Emancipation Proclamation - while in the midst of the Civil war. Lincoln had many aspects of his life and character

1. Identify & state the historical significance of the following: a. Lewis Cass- a veteran of the War of 1812. His views on the extension of slavery were well known because he was the reputed father of “popular sovereignty.’’ b. Stephen A. Douglas- Thirty-seven-year-old Senator of Illinois. He tried to break the North-South deadlock over westward expansion; proposed the Territory of Nebraska to be sliced into two territories, Kansas and Nebraska.Their status on slavery would be decided by popular

Seward’s speech made on March 11, 1850, started off with the issue of admitting California into the Union. Seward is for admitting California, or any other new state. He is against the Compromise proposed by Henry Clay, because he felt that all compromises are wrong and immoral. He is also against slavery, and the proposition of stricter fugitive slave laws. Seward made the point that Slavery is only an intuition and can be removed from a state, and the state would remain, but if you

The Civil War The name Civil War is misleading because the war was not a class struggle, but a sectional combat, having its roots in political, economic, social, and psychological elements. It has been characterized, in the words of William H. Seward, as the “irrepressible conflict.” In another judgment the Civil War was viewed as criminally stupid, an unnecessary bloodletting brought on by arrogant extremists and blundering politicians. Both views accept the fact that in 1861 there existed

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America. He was elected into presidency on November 6, 1860. Many of the southern states were unsupportive of Lincoln becoming president because he had run on an anti-slavery platform. Lincoln being elected into presidency caused states such as South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas to split from the Union. In his inaugural address Lincoln proclaimed it was his duty to maintain the Union; a month later

Lincoln did make many Abolitionist actions towards slavery. Lincoln’s speech in New York City, 1858 is about how the arguing about slavery needs to end. Its main point is to say the people of the nation need to come together and declare that all men are created equally (Document 1). Lincoln is clearly choosing a side and stating his opinion towards the act of abolishing slavery. He says that it doesn't matter what position you are in, we need to unite and declare that all people are created equal

As Doris Kearns Goodwin so aptly says in her Pulitzer Prize winning book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln chose deep political rivals such as Salmon P. Chase, William H. Seward, and Edward Bates, for the cabinet positions of Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of War, and Attorney General, respectively (Goodwin). All of these men ran against Lincoln in the 1860 Republican Party Presidential primary, and berated Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 in Hodgenville to a family of Quaker settlers. During his childhood and his youth, marked by the poverty of his family, he toured the Mississippi and lived about inhumane conditions which slaves suffered. He was 23 years old when he left the farm where he worked to combat as a private in the war against the Indians. Meanwhile, he undertook his self-taught and towards 1836 managed to graduate in law. Lawyer and American politician who was the 16th President of the