The Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County, Illinois
Author: Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County (Ill.)
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Published: 1925
Total Pages: 3
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Author: Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County (Ill.)
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Published: 1925
Total Pages: 3
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Carl A. Landrum
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Published: 1986
Total Pages: 252
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Illinois State Historical Society
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Published: 1927
Total Pages: 220
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Tillson
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 186
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Reg Ankrom
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2021-04-23
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 1476673764
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt didn't take long for freshman Congressman Stephen A. Douglas to see the truth of Senator Thomas Hart Benton's warning: slavery attached itself to every measure that came before the U.S. Congress. Douglas wanted to expand the nation into an ocean-bound republic. Yet slavery and the violent conflicts it stirred always interfered, as it did in 1844 with his first bill to organize Nebraska. In 1848, when America acquired 550,000 square miles after the Mexican War, the fight began over whether the territory would be free or slave. Henry Clay, a slave owner who favored gradual emancipation, packaged territorial bills from Douglas's committee with four others. But Clay's "Omnibus Bill" failed. Exhausted, he left the Senate, leaving Douglas in control. Within two weeks, Douglas won passage of all eight bills, and President Millard Fillmore signed the Compromise of 1850. It was Douglas's greatest legislative achievement. This book, a sequel to the author's Stephen A. Douglas: The Political Apprenticeship, 1833-1843, fully details Douglas's early congressional career. The text chronicles how Douglas moved the issue of slavery from Congress to the ballot box.
Author: Illinois State Historical Society
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Published: 1918
Total Pages: 78
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Henry Asbury
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2024-05-30
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 3385481295
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReprint of the original, first published in 1882.
Author: Henry Asbury
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Published: 1882
Total Pages: 236
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Published: 1916
Total Pages: 234
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Julie Murray
Publisher: ABDO
Published: 2023-08-01
Total Pages: 27
ISBN-13: 1098281942
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis title will help readers understand the causes, timeline, and aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The title is complete with glossary, index, and additional facts. This title is at a Level 3 and is written specifically for transitional readers. Aligned to Common Core Standards & correlated to state standards. Dash! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.