They wanted to obtain votes from states that were pro-slavery and by abolishing it they may have ruined the chances of receiving southern states votes for a declaration of independence
Clara Barton’s work during the civil war led to the formation of the Red Cross
Representatives of Spain and the United States signed a peace treaty in Paris on December 10, 1898, which established the independence of Cuba, ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States, and allowed the victorious power to purchase the Philippines Islands from Spain for $20 million.
The Journal-American was the product of a merger between two New York newspapers owned by William Randolph Hearst. Worked during the time of yellow journalism. This was one of the primary newspapers owned by Joseph Pulitzer and a major practitioner of "yellow journalism"
