AMH 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: President Of The United States, Roger B. Taney, William Lloyd Garrison
28 Mar 2018
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Mex/american war veteran, neither for/against slavery, commanded the confederate armies on behalf of his home state virginia, the best general there was. Significance: gave the csa an advantage when it came to military leadership. Frederick douglass born a slave, escapes slavery, becomes key in the abolitionist movement. Significance: gave people a new perspective on what slavery was really like, showed whites that african. Americans were people too and they could function for themselves in society. Sam houston war hero of the texas war for independence, former gov. of tennessee, forced santa anna to recognize. Texas as independent at the battle of san jacinto, became the first president of the republic of texas. Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. In congress, it was passed by the senate on april 8, 1864, and by the house on january 31, 1865.
