Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning PointStackpole Books, 2008 M06 13 - 400 páginas The pivotal speech that changed the course of Lincoln's career and America's history. Complete examination of the speech, including the full text delivered in 1854 in Peoria, Illinois. |
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... Popular Sovereignty and Slavery 126 Race and Prejudice 135 Nationhood and Union Principle and Policy 138 140 V. THE ROAD FROM PEORIA 153 Unintended Consequences of Kansas - Nebraska 155 Election Results and Realignment in Illinois 159 ...
... Popular Sovereignty and Slavery 126 Race and Prejudice 135 Nationhood and Union Principle and Policy 138 140 V. THE ROAD FROM PEORIA 153 Unintended Consequences of Kansas - Nebraska 155 Election Results and Realignment in Illinois 159 ...
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... popular sovereignty which held that residents of new terri- tories ( rather than Congress ) should decide whether to permit or prohibit slavery . Wrote Nicolay and Hay : In the northern counties , where the antislavery sentiment was ...
... popular sovereignty which held that residents of new terri- tories ( rather than Congress ) should decide whether to permit or prohibit slavery . Wrote Nicolay and Hay : In the northern counties , where the antislavery sentiment was ...
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... popular sovereignty , " which took it out of Con- gress and gave it to the people of the territories to decide as they pleased . The crowd heard him in sullen silence for three - quarters of an hour , when their patience gave out , and ...
... popular sovereignty , " which took it out of Con- gress and gave it to the people of the territories to decide as they pleased . The crowd heard him in sullen silence for three - quarters of an hour , when their patience gave out , and ...
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... popular sovereignty - per- mitting people to choose for or against slavery — was sound national policy . He argued that the Compromise of 1850 had applied popular sovereignty to the previously unorganized territories of New Mexico and ...
... popular sovereignty - per- mitting people to choose for or against slavery — was sound national policy . He argued that the Compromise of 1850 had applied popular sovereignty to the previously unorganized territories of New Mexico and ...
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... popular sovereignty. That is, the settlers in these two territories would decide for or against slavery when they applied for statehood.89 Southern demands for tougher sanctions against runaway slaves gave rise to a new and harsh ...
... popular sovereignty. That is, the settlers in these two territories would decide for or against slavery when they applied for statehood.89 Southern demands for tougher sanctions against runaway slaves gave rise to a new and harsh ...
Contenido
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THE IDEAS AND ARGUMENTS 101 | 101 |
V THE ROAD FROM PEORIA 153 | 153 |
VI CHALLENGING DRED SCOTT THE SUPREME COURT AND DOUGLAS 189 | 189 |
VII PEORIA CHARACTERIZES THE LINCOLN PRESIDENCY 217 | 217 |
VIII CODA 257 | 257 |
Full Text of Speech at Peoria Illinois 289 | 289 |
Acknowledgments 329 | 329 |
Milestones in the Lives of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A Douglas 341 | 341 |
Notes 352 | 352 |
Bibliography 382 | 382 |
Index 396 | 396 |
Back Cover | 413 |
IX THE PEORIA SPEECH AND THE HISTORIANS RECORD 269 | 269 |
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Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning Point : Getting Right with the Declaration of ... Lewis E. Lehrman Vista de fragmentos - 2008 |
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