Dorothy Day speaks out against war

Battle of Tippecanoe: Gen. William Henry Harrison defeats a Shawnee-led confederation of Ohio Valley tribes

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  Lesson 1: The Campaign of 1840: The Whigs, the Democrats, and the Issues

  Many accounts portray the campaign of 1840 as almost exclusively image-based. This lesson offers students the opportunity to reflect on the nature of the campaign. Though intended for the teacher, all or part of the following background information may be useful for some students.

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  Lesson 2: The Campaign of 1840: The Candidates

  Many accounts portray Harrison's image as manufactured and Van Buren's image also open to criticism and ridicule. This lesson offers students the opportunity to reflect on the nature of the candidates in 1840. Though intended for the teacher, all or part of the following background information may be useful for some students.

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Abraham Lincoln elected to first term as President

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  Lesson 4: Abraham Lincoln, the 1860 Election, and the Future of the American Union and Slavery

  This lesson plan will explore Abraham Lincoln's rise to political prominence during the debate over the future of American slavery. Lincoln's anti-slavery politics will be contrasted with the abolitionism of William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass and the "popular sovereignty" concept of U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas.

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