In 1765 the oppresive british government levied their first tax against american people the stamp act was notoriously unfair not only did it demand more then most people were able to afford it but it was also levied by a government where the american people had no presentation
It gets them closer to god
Well actually I don't know but I do know that women were payed less than men and that a women would be thought of a some kind of maid.
Imperialism was just big at the time, what better than to proudly say “hey, look, we have Hawaii”. That’s all I can think of... sorry if this doesn’t help at all.
Many southern leaders believed that a McClellan victory in the presidential election of 1864 would lead to the Emancipation of enslaved persons.
<u>Explanation</u>:
- The American presidential election was held on Nov. 8, 1864, in that election Republican President Democrat George B. McClellan was defeated by Abraham Lincoln. Re-election by Lincoln meant he would preside over the successful outcome of the Civil War.
- The victory of Lincoln made him the president to seek re-election since Andrew Jackson in 1832, as well as the first president ever to seek re-election in the North.
- After the re-election, southern leaders believed that a McClellan success in the presidential election of 1864 would lead to the Emancipation of enslaved persons.
