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Hace 5 días · May 10 – Astor Place Riot occurs in Manhattan. June 6 – Fort Worth, Texas is founded. September 1 – The first segment of the Pennsylvania Railroad, from Lewistown, Pennsylvania to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, opens for service. September 17 – Harriet Tubman emancipates herself.
Hace 1 día · By 1840 more than 15,000 people were members of abolitionist societies in the United States. Abolitionism in the United States became a popular expression of moralism , and led directly to the Civil War.
- April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865, (4 years, 1 month and 2 weeks)
- Dissolution of the Confederate States of America
Hace 5 días · This society, founded in 1835, had as its aim the abolition of slavery throughout the world in general and in the United States in particular. After 1840 the society's transatlantic prestige declined but it continued to concern itself with American problems and correspond with American abolitionists up to the Civil War.
- Bethan Davies
- 2010
Hace 2 días · United States is a vast and diverse country in North America, with a rich history, a global influence, and a variety of natural and cultural attractions. Learn more about its geography, flag, population, and major cities, such as the capital Washington, D.C., where you can explore the monuments and museums that showcase the nation's heritage.
Hace 5 días · On October 29-30, 1840, a remarkable debate took place in New York City. On one side were the representatives of the Public School Society—the predecessor of the current New York City Public School Board. On the other side was Bishop John Hughes, a great lion of American Catholicism.
Hace 4 días · Confederate States of America, the government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860–61, following the election of Abraham Lincoln as U.S. president, prompting the American Civil War (1861–65). The Confederacy acted as a separate government until defeated in the spring of 1865.
Hace 4 días · On March 9, 1847, Scott performed the first major amphibious landing in U.S. history in preparation for a siege. A group of 12,000 volunteer and regular soldiers successfully offloaded supplies, weapons, and horses near the walled city using specially designed landing crafts.
