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2 days ago · American Civil War, four-year war (1861–65) fought between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded to form the Confederate States of America. It arose out of disputes over slavery and states’ rights. When antislavery candidate Abraham Lincoln was elected president (1860), the Southern states seceded.
- Cost, Significance, Impact
The enormous death rate—roughly 2 percent of the 1860...
- Missouri Compromise
Missouri Compromise, measure worked out in 1820 between the...
- Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War was a conflict between the United...
- Battle of Monocacy
Battle of Monocacy, (July 9, 1864), American Civil War...
- The Land War
The first military operations took place in northwestern...
- Battle of Antietam
Following the defeat of Union Gen. John Pope’s Army of...
- Timeline
Timeline of significant events related to the American Civil...
- Facts & Related Content
It is estimated that from 752,000 to 851,000 soldiers died...
- Causes & Effects
Lists covering some of the major causes and effects of the...
- What Caused The American Civil War
The American Civil War was the culmination of the struggle...
- Cost, Significance, Impact
3 days ago · Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( ISO: Mōhanadāsa Karamacaṁda Gāṁdhī; [pron 1] 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule.
2 days ago · Trinity College, Cambridge, Peterhouse, Cambridge. Signature. Charles Babbage KH FRS ( / ˈbæbɪdʒ /; 26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was an English polymath. [1] A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer. [2] Babbage is considered by some to be ...
4 days ago · The Civil Rights Act of 1866 made Black people full U.S. citizens (and this repealed the Dred Scott decision). In 1868, the 14th Amendment granted full U.S. citizenship to African Americans. The 15th Amendment , ratified in 1870, extended the right to vote to Black males.
1 day ago · In 1860 a civil war between Druze and Maronites erupted in the Ottoman Mutasarrifate of Mount Lebanon, which had been divided between them in 1842. The war resulted in the massacre of about 10,000 Christians and at least 6,000 Druzes.
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4 days ago · A compilation of information about Fairfax County residents who were recorded on the 1860 census. One can search by family name and find 1860 slave census records and 1861 personal property tax lists which include the number of slaves owned
2 days ago · Der Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860 e. V., kurz TSV 1860 München oder 1860 München, oft auch als Münchner Löwen, 1860, Sechzig oder Sechzger bezeichnet, ist ein Sportverein aus der bayerischen Landeshauptstadt München. Der im Stadtteil Giesing beheimatete Verein wurde am 15.
