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Links on the election of 1860 and the Crittenden Compromise
The election of 1860, from nominating conventions to results: http://elections.harpweek.com/1860/overview-1860-1.htm The Crittenden Compromise: http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/critten.html
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Submarine warfare in the Civil War: the CSS Hunley
The first submarine ever used in warfare was named The Turtle, appropriately enough. Take a guess when it was used– would you say 1914, or 1899 or even 1864? You would be wrong. The Turtle was a...
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Ex parte Merryman and Ex parte Milligan
Be able to discuss with me: was the Lincoln administration and the Union army right in holding John Merryman or Lambdin Milligan (what an unfortunate name!)? Here is a nice summary from PBS regarding...
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Links to article from this week’s discussion on citizenship
Maryland Heights woman tries to prove her US citizenship: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/woman-fights-to-prove-she-s-a-u-s-citizen/article_beba66e5-a28d-5691-88a7-bc1c16ad66af.html Legal...
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Link to Gospel of Wealth excerpt and questions to do….
These questions will be due on Wednesday/Thursday. Go here (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1889carnegie.html). You can also go here, and actually hear Carnegie read an excerpt himself:...
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The 1918 Influenza Pandemic
This site has a nice overview of the flu outbreak worldwide: http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ Then make sure that you read this article from the New York Times, which mentions how St. Louis’s response...
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Civil Liberties in Times of Emergency
With the capture and arrest of the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, there are three opinion pieces I want you to read, as well as the first three paragraphs in particular from the front page of...
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Links for Industrialization and Urbanization
Bobbin boys and other child laborers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbin_boy Cartoon about child labor: Child labor devours its victim The Great Chicago Fire and its impact:...
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About Monsieur Batignole- A movie about the Resistance to the Nazis
Go here: http://voices.yahoo.com/monsieur-batignole-wonderful-film-holocaust-77038.html
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Overview: The First Great Awakening
The roots of the Great Awakening of the early 18th century lie in several places, not the least of which was the challenge that the Enlightenment posed to religious faith. Although the revivalism of...
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