As I prepare to write a post concerning American history & culture, I stop to ask myself a few questions, find your personal answers if you wish, this will likely come up in my next or previous post and might interest you further. Secession & the American Experience - "Mr. Lincoln's War" II (1850's - 1863) What is the major difference between soldiers fighting in the name of patriotism during the Civil War compared to now? Slaves and former slaves enlisted in droves fighting

As I prepare to write a post concerning American history & culture, I stop to ask myself a few questions, find your personal answers if you wish, this will likely come up in my next or previous post and might interest you further. Franklin Pierce - Secession II (1853 - 1860) Was the abolitionist movement a threat the way Franklin Pierce thought it was? How did his affect on slavery affect the culture for the U.S.? How did tariffs & lack of free trade turn into war and fuel th

As I prepare to write a post concerning American history & culture, I stop to ask myself a few questions, find your personal answers if you wish, this will likely come up in my next or previous post and might interest you further. Abolitionism - The Political Crisis of the 1850's I (Mid 1830's - 50's) Were guys like Congressman Wilmot and politician William Steward good/right about slavery and the proviso? Lysander Spooner was the first to outwardly interpret the Constitution