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A Breakwater Between North and South

March 3, 2021 WalterCoffey

James Buchanan wraps up his term as president and reflects upon his handling of the secession crisis.

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Key Events Leading to the War Between the States

November 5, 2020 WalterCoffey

The United States of America had been in existence for less than a century when it was nearly shattered by the most terrible conflict in its history. Why did it happen?

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The Northern Financial Crisis

December 30, 2016 WalterCoffey

December 30, 1861 – The leading banks of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia suspended specie payments (i.e., exchanging paper money for gold or silver) due

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The Second Session of the Thirty-Seventh U.S. Congress

December 2, 2016 WalterCoffey

December 2, 1861 – The second session of the first Republican-dominated Congress opened amid growing discontent with the way the Lincoln administration was prosecuting the

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