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Why the Border States Stayed (and Fought) in the Union
The Kings and Generals animated documentary series returns with a powerful new chapter: the American Civil War. Building on ...
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Was the Civil War Inevitable?
Before Lincoln turned the idea of “the Union” into a cause worth dying for, he tried other means of ending slavery in America ...
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The Civil War and emancipation
On November 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States ... the fire. The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack, four more states -- Virginia, Arkansas ...
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The New Republic1monOpinion
Trump’s Trade War on Canada Could Devastate Northern Border States
Trump’s tariff plans look to have major consequences for the state economies heavily intertwined with their Canadian neighbors.