At the time of the Civil War, Columbus, Ohio was often considered the northern-most Southern city and the southern-most Northern city in the United States. Settlers in Franklinton and Downtown ...
Throughout the 19th century, many American leaders supported the development of “internal improvements”— primarily the formation of a transportation infrastructure: roads, turnpikes, and canals. The ...
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Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Robert Watson provided a short overview about the Civil War during the summer of 1864 and the near invasion of Washington, D.C., by ...
Key Point: In December 1860, the United States was on the brink of civil war. South Carolina’s legislature had already passed an ordnance of secession and other states would soon follow suit. The ...
The gentle clicks of a Jacob’s ladder toy fascinated Lillian Furnier. The Jacob’s ladder toy, along with several other Civil War-era replicas spread across the classroom, were part of the American ...
A supporter of President Donald Trump carries a Confederate battle flag on the second floor of the U.S. Capitol near the entrance to the Senate after breaching security defenses, in Washington, U.S., ...
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is cleaning up comments she made about the U.S. Civil War after catching heat from both sides of the political aisle. Haley faced a backlash from the ...
Maybe former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley should pass on questions related to the Civil War. You probably know about her omitting slavery as a cause of the conflict when asked by ...