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Mr. Mr. Saindon's
United States History Class
United States History / Mr. Saindon
Mr. Saindon has Retired
June 1, 2026
I Will Miss So Many of You
Brutus Will Miss You Too
Farewell Address:
"And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe--the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God. We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution."
President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address January 20, 1961
Countdown to Civil War
Chapter 21: A Dividing Nation
Pages 410 to 417
Terms to know in this chapter:
compromise
slave states or free states
abolitionist
secession
Nat Turner's slave rebellion
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act
Uncle Toms Cabin
Fred Scott Decision
Lincoln - Douglas Debates
John Brown's Raid
Stephen Douglas: popular sovereignty
Abraham Lincoln
The Election of 1860
The South secedes
The War Begins on April 12, 1861: Fort Sumter
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