The Justification of Slavery, or the Lack Thereof
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A five page paper contrasting the view of slavery described in Winston Churchill's 'The Great Democracies' (Volume Four of 'A History of the English-Speaking Peoples') with Austin Steward's slave narrative 'Twenty Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman.' The paper points out that Churchill's view of the Civil War was colored by the fact that he considered the African mentality barbaric and the slaves' existence tolerable -- a fact contradicted by Steward's first-hand account. No additional sources.
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Robert E. Lee vs. Ulysses S. Grant / Contrasts & Similarities
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An 18 page examination of the similarities and contrasts between Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant. Discusses the role these similarities and differences may have played in the outcome of the war and concludes that, in reality, the outcome of the war was based in much more complexity than the personalities of two men, no matter how great. Bibliography lists twenty sources.
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The Fall of Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 13-16, 1862
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This 7 page paper looks at the victory over Ft. Henry and Ft. Donelson which was General Ulysses S. Grant's first major victory that pushed him to the forefront of the nation during the American Civil War. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Donelson.wps