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How would the south prior to the war of 1812 differ from the south in 1860? Was there any major cultural shifts or was it mostly consistent in terms of its institutions involving slavery, the role faith played in daily life, and/or gender roles?
3 days ago · South Carolina — On April 10, 1861, Brigadier General P.G.T Beauregard, in charge of Confederate forces in Charleston, asked Union garrison commander, Major Robert Anderson, to surrender Fort Sumter. Anderson refused. On April 12, Confederate batteries bombarded the fort, and it was unable to fight back effectively.
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2 days ago · David Hackett Fischer’sAlbion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America is an admirable study of American culture, blending history and social science. In a way reminiscent of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America, the book explores the causes of Americans’ history and institutions in their “usages, manners, customs, mores, and ...
1 day ago · United States. The Confederate States of America ( CSA ), commonly referred to as the Confederate States ( C.S. ), the Confederacy, or the South, was an unrecognized breakaway [1] republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865. [8]
5 days ago · Quick Tips for using this 1860 Historical Indiana Counties Map tool. There are four ways to get started using this Historical U.S. Counties map tool. Type any PRESENT-day place or address in the “Search places” box above the map and choose the one you want from the auto-complete list. Click the map to see the historical county name for ...
3 days ago · That is, they liberated people from isolation—economic, intellectual, and yes, political isolation. Meanwhile, America was extending its territory, until it stretched from sea to sea, creating a transcontinental empire. So the America of 1860 was significantly more like the America of today than it had been in 1815.
1 day ago · The South's White leaders, who held power in the immediate post-bellum era before the vote was granted to the freedmen, renounced secession and slavery, but not White supremacy. People who had previously held power were angered in 1867 when new elections were held.
