The United States of America Ordered by Entry to the Union by Gwen Fisher using Doceri Software – YouTube

October 31, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW-AVsR2ckM


1860 United States presidential election – Wikipedia

October 31, 2026

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1860_United_States_presidential_election

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In 1860, the United States was divided over the issue of slavery, and four major political parties had nominated candidates in the 1860 presidential election. Incumbent president James Buchanan, a Democrat, did not seek re-election. The anti-slavery Republican Party nominated Abraham Lincoln, who previously had been a one-term Whig
Representative from Illinois, for president. Its platform promised not to interfere with slavery in the states where it existed, but opposed its extension into the territories. A group of former Whigs and Know Nothings formed the Constitutional Union Party, which sought to avoid disunion by resolving divisions over slavery with some new compromise. The 1860 Constitutional Union Convention put forward former Tennessee senator John Bell for president. After the 1860 Democratic National Convention adjourned without agreeing on a nominee, a second convention nominated Illinois senator Stephen A. Douglas as the Northern Democratic presidential candidate. Douglas’s support for the concept of popular sovereignty, which called for each territory’s settlers to decide the status of slavery within the territory, alienated many radical pro-slavery Southern Democrats. With President Buchanan’s support, Southern Democrats held their own convention, nominating Vice President John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky for president.

Abraham Lincoln (Republican): Argued that slavery was morally wrong, opposed its extension into western territories, and contended that the nation could not permanently endure “half slave and half free”. [1, 2] Stephen A. Douglas (Democrat): Championed popular sovereignty—the idea that local white settlers should decide whether to allow slavery in their territories

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On the eve of the Civil War, roughly 57% to 59% of South Carolina’s population was enslaved, meaning the ensla ved population actually made up more than half of the state’s total inhabitants. – Google Search

October 31, 2026

https://www.google.com/search?q=On+the+eve+of+the+Civil+War%2C+roughly+57%25+to+59%25+of+South+Carolina%E2%80%99s+population+was+enslaved%2C+meaning+the+enslaved+population+actually+made+up+more+than+half+of+the+state%27s+total+inhabitants.&oq=On+the+eve+of+the+Civil+War%2C+roughly+57%25+to+59%25+of+South+Carolina%E2%80%99s+population+was+enslaved%2C+meaning+the+enslaved+population+actually+made+up+more+than+half+of+the+state%27s+total+inhabitants.&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAjIHCAIQIRiPAjIHCAMQIRiPAtIBBzU1MWowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&source=chrome.ob&ie=UTF-8

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Combining the enslaved and free Black populations, Black residents made up nearly 59% of the state’s total inhabitants, giving South Carolina (alongside Mississippi) the highest proportion of enslaved people in the United States
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lafayette and washington bond – Google Search

October 31, 2026

https://www.google.com/search?q=lafayette+and+washington+bond&sca_esv=6fb471cc87611125&biw=1416&bih=846&sxsrf=AKL5yDg03SaFqcFM4xXlVzL2UXBLNBSRMg%3A1793498365954&ei=_ZzmaubfOfiV5OMP7O644A0&uact=5&oq=lafayette+and+washington+bond&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiHWxhZmF5ZXR0ZSBhbmQgd2FzaGluZ3RvbiBib25kMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYnwUyBRAhGJ8FMgUQIRifBTIFECEYnwUyBRAhGJ8FMgUQIRifBUjiCVCdBVjqB3ABeAGQAQCYAVygAcoCqgEBNLgBA8gBAPgBAZgCBaAC6gLCAgoQABhHGNYEGLADwgIOEAAY5AIY1gQYsAPYAQHCAhcQLhjcBhi4BhjaBhjYAhjIAxiwA9gBAcICAhAmwgIGEAAYFhgewgILEAAYgAQYigUYhgPCAggQABiABBiiBMICCBAAGIkFGKIEwgIFEAAY7wWYAwCIBgGQBg-6BgYIARABGAmSBwE1oAfOHrIHATS4B-ICwgcFMC4yLjPIBxGACAE&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

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George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette shared a deep, lifelong father-son bond that began during the American Revolutionary War “}}


war 1812 US v british and indians – Google Search

October 31, 2026

https://www.google.com/search?q=war+1812+US+v+british+and+indians&sca_esv=6fb471cc87611125&biw=1416&bih=846&sxsrf=AKL5yDgnuQ1Bdwqno_Eijr2eUHQ8bf-w9g%3A1793498208888&ei=YJzmasjfNbSuptQPxZ-ckAI&uact=5&oq=war+1812+US+v+british+and+indians&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiIXdhciAxODEyIFVTIHYgYnJpdGlzaCBhbmQgaW5kaWFuczIIEAAYiQUYogQyBRAAGO8FMgUQABjvBTIFEAAY7wVI4QxQ2wZY2wlwAXgBkAEAmAFdoAGJAqoBATO4AQPIAQD4AQGYAgSgArwCwgIKEAAYRxjWBBiwA8ICDhAAGOQCGNYEGLAD2AEBwgIXEC4Y3AYYuAYY2gYY2AIYyAMYsAPYAQHCAgoQIRgKGKABGMMEmAMAiAYBkAYPugYGCAEQARgJkgcDMi4yoAe3CbIHAzEuMrgHrgLCBwUwLjEuM8gHEoAIAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp
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The War of 1812 was fought from June 1812 to February 1815 between the United States and Great Britain (alongside its Native American allies), ending in a military stalemate and a return to pre-war borders (status quo ante bellum). [1, 2, 3, 4]


fulton steamship and nyc – Google Search

October 31, 2026

https://www.google.com/search?q=fulton+steamship+and+nyc&sca_esv=955e1574a39f8e78&sxsrf=AKL5yDi4aBdkSTj9VN3GxdbGGlKFT8wW2Q%3A1793473849144&ei=OT3mas-fCOWGptQPtfTm8Q4&biw=1416&bih=846&uact=5&oq=fulton+steamship+and+nyc&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiGGZ1bHRvbiBzdGVhbXNoaXAgYW5kIG55YzIIEAAYgAQYogQyBRAAGO8FSIAJUPQEWPQEcAF4AZABAJgBXaABXaoBATG4AQPIAQD4AQGYAgKgAoMBwgIKEAAYRxjWBBiwA8ICFxAuGNwGGLgGGNoGGNgCGMgDGLAD2AEBmAMAiAYBkAYPugYGCAEQARgZkgcDMS4xoAekAbIHAzAuMbgHcsIHAzItMsgHDoAIAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

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Robert Fulton and his steamships changed New York City’s history by launching the commercial steamboat and ferry era. [1, 2, 3]
The North River Steamboat (Clermont)

Maiden Voyage: On August 17, 1807, Robert Fulton piloted his steamship—officially named the North River Steamboat and widely known as the Clermont—from New York City up the Hudson River to Albany. [1, 2]
Performance: It completed the 150-mile trip in 32 hours at an average speed of about 5 mph, proving that steam power could reliably fight river currents. [1, 2]
Impact: This success launched the world’s first commercially viable steamboat service, transforming the Hudson River into a major travel and freight highway. Read more on Untapped New York or via Britannica. [1, 2]

The Fulton Ferry

First Steam Ferry: In 1814, Fulton and investor Hezekiah Pierrepont launched the Fulton Ferry, the first steam-powered ferry route connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn (from Fulton Street in Manhattan to Fulton Street in Brooklyn across the East River). [1]
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Eli Whitney did not intend to expand slavery when he invented the cotton gin in Georgia in 1793, but his machine dramatically increased the profitability of short-staple cotton and deeply entrenched the plantation economy – Google Search

October 31, 2026

https://www.google.com/search?q=Eli+Whitney+did+not+intend+to+expand+slavery+when+he+invented+the+cotton+gin+in+Georgia+in+1793%2C+but+his+machine+dramatically+increased+the+profitability+of+short-staple+cotton+and+deeply+entrenched+the+plantation+economy&oq=Eli+Whitney+did+not+intend+to+expand+slavery+when+he+invented+the+cotton+gin+in+Georgia+in+1793%2C+but+his+machine+dramatically+increased+the+profitability+of+short-staple+cotton+and+deeply+entrenched+the+plantation+economy&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBBzUwNWowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&source=chrome.ob&ie=UTF-8


jackson can fight adams can write – Google Search

October 31, 2026

https://www.google.com/search?q=jackson+can+fight+adams+can+write&oq=jackson+can+fight+adams+can+write&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRiPAjIHCAUQIRiPAtIBCDk0MzBqMGo0qAIAsAIB&sourceid=chrome&source=chrome.ob&ie=UTF-8

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The phrase “Adams can write, but Jackson can fight” was a famous campaign slogan and song lyric from the 1828 United States
presidential election between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. Meaning of the Slogan

John Quincy Adams (“Adams can write”): Highlighted Adams as a refined intellectual, an experienced diplomat, a Harvard-educated statesman, and a man of letters. His supporters used it to praise his literacy, policy-making ability, and education.
Andrew Jackson (“Jackson can fight”): Highlighted Jackson as a rugged frontiersman, a self-made man, and a celebrated military hero famous for his victory at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. “}}


Bank War – Wikipedia

October 31, 2026

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_War

Biddle v Jackson


Battle of Antietam – Wikipedia

October 31, 2026

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antietam

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The Battle of Antietam (also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg) was fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and remains the bloodiest single day in American history
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