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The Stand of the Confederate States of America
... ,000 of free blacks- 12% of the Confederate Army- took up arms in defense of their native south. While the number of ... , the Confederate constitution made slavery legal in the south, but it declared the further importation of slaves from foreign countries ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government
Abraham Lincoln
... law practice until 1858, when his concern about the spread of slavery prompted him to return to national politics and run for ... our army and our navy . . . Our defense is in the spirit which prized liberty as the heritage of all men, in all lands everywhere ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government
The American Government.
... meant the abolishment of slavery, which was a turning point in our history. Amendment 19 The right of the citizens of the United States ... to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts, ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government
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