Higginson, passage on south causing war, p.509
Dublin Core
Title
Higginson, passage on south causing war, p.509
Subject
-American Civil War
-Schoolbooks
-Schoolbooks
Description
In this passage Higginson describes the results of the 1860 election and the context around who had agency to make any change in the country at the time.
Creator
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, William MacDonald
Source
Harper & Brothers
Publisher
Harvard University, Google Books (digitized)
Date
1905
Contributor
Jacob Anderson
Rights
Public
Language
English
Type
Book: textbooks published for public education
Identifier
In this passage, the author argues that the "radical south" forced the issue of slavery and not the north, because the results of the election did not give Republicans enough control of government to impose significant changes to the constitution or southern society.
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Original Format
Passage from a textbook.
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Citation
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, William MacDonald, “Higginson, passage on south causing war, p.509,” Mason's Legacies, accessed May 21, 2024, https://masonslegacies.org/items/show/341.