(The book we are reading for this class is: “give me liberty” by eric foner. seagull 6th edition vol. 1) Do you think that the break-up of the Union was inevitable after Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860? Could another compromise have saved the Union at this point? In order to discuss this question, you need […]
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What larger historical events, processes-structures might have influenced this text?
Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation Basic Identification What type of source is it? (newspaper article, map, letter, film, etc.) When was it created? Where was it created? Who created it? Author’s Intent What is the author’s place in society? (profession, status, class, gender, ethnicity, etc.) How might the factors listed in the question above shape the […]
