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Showing posts with label Civil War. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Civil War. Show all posts
Monday, March 31, 2014

From TSHA: Congressional Reconstruction ends as Texas readmitted to Union

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This is a day late, but yesterday's day in history was a good one. 2306 students should note it. March 30,1870 On this day in 1870, U....
Saturday, March 30, 2013

Happy "Texas Being Readmitted to the Union Day!"

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We tend not to celebrate this one , but its as momentous as the rest. From the TSHA: On this day in 1870, U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant ...
Sunday, July 8, 2012

The Most Influential Novel Ever Written by an American: Uncle Tom's Cabin

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So says the author of Mightier than the Sword . This is useful to consider in the section on Freedom of the Press and the influence of the m...
Thursday, May 5, 2011

How the South was Lost

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An interesting take on the nature economic, political and social networks in the South - as opposed to the North - after the Civil War and t...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Some History: When Attitudes Shifted About Slavery

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In honor of the ongoing 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the NYT is providing a daily blow by blow of what happened. Yesterday's cont...
Saturday, February 26, 2011

Was James Buchanan our Worst President?

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There are many who argued that Buchanan's  actions as president made the Civil War inevitable. As we continue discussing the presidency ...
Monday, January 17, 2011

Abolitionists: The Lunatics of the 1850s

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Maybe we shouldn't sell nutbags short . And maybe compromise is overrated.

States' Rights and Slavery

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Here's a fun read regarding some of the myths regarding the Civil War . As we know, some argue that it was all about states' rights...