Category Archives: Questions from Class

Google Spreadsheet

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

If you need the link to the Google spreadsheet that we edited together in class last Wednesday, it’s right here.

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Some Disunion links

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

On this blog I have previously mentioned an ongoing blog at the New York Times called Disunion, which features Civil War experts writing daily posts about the war. There have been several posts on the blog that connect especially well … Continue reading →

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Questions from Class

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

Yesterday Zack pointed out that private letters written by Lincoln might shed more light on his views about slavery and emancipation. I mentioned a letter that Lincoln wrote in April 1864 to Albert G. Hodges, and you can view the … Continue reading →

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A few follow-ups

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

If you would like to have a closer look at the image of “The Mower” that I briefly showed in class, you can click here for a high-resolution image at the Library of Congress. What contrasts do you think the … Continue reading →

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Questions from Class

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

Clare asked in class about the legal status of children born to apprenticed black servants after the 1780 emancipation law was passed in Pennsylvania. The text of the law itself (which you can read online here–though “s” is often rendered … Continue reading →

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