The news from Fort Sumter spread throughout the country, and its coming awakened a restless energy in the North. That energy ignited patriotism and a new sense of collectivism throughout northern cities and states that would lead to a then-unparalleled war effort directed against the Confederacy. (more…)
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American Cities in the Early 1800s
Cincinnati Harbor in 1838. By: Josef Motschmann. From the 1820s through the 1840s, America’s cities were changing rapidly due to the transportation revolution, technological advances, and world events.
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