cotton whigs
1Whigs — [wɪgz; englisch], Singular Whig der, s, 1) in England/Großbritannien vom Ende des 17. Jahrhunderts an die den Tories gegenüberstehende Parlamentsgruppe. Whigs war ursprünglich eine Bezeichnung für Viehdiebe, die in der Puritan. Revolution… …
2Conscience Whigs — The Conscience Whigs were a faction of the Whig Party in the state of Massachusetts noted for their moral opposition to slavery. They were noted as opponents of the more conservative Cotton Whigs who dominated the state party, led by such figures …
3Hoar, Ebenezer R. — ▪ American politician in full Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar born Feb. 21, 1816, Concord, Mass., U.S. died Jan. 31, 1895, Concord American politician, a leading antislavery Whig in Massachusetts who was briefly attorney general in President Ulysses S …
4John G. Palfrey — John Gorham Palfrey (May 2, 1796 April 26, 1881) was an American clergyman and historian who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. A Unitarian minister, he played a leading role in the early history of Harvard Divinity School; he… …
5George Ticknor Curtis — (November 28, 1812 1894) was a U.S. author, writer, historian and lawyer.Curtis was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard and then Harvard Law School. [cite book | last = Warren | first = Charles | title = History of the… …
6United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
7Origins of the American Civil War — For events following South Carolina s declaration of secession from the Union, see Battle of Fort Sumter and American Civil War. The Battle of Fort Sumter was the first stage in a conflict that had been brewing for decades. The main explanation… …
8Historic Brattonsville — is a 775 acre American Revolution living history site and is a member of the Culture Heritage Museums of York County, South Carolina. The Bratton Plantation was owned and lived on for three generations by the wealthy Bratton family; the… …
9United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
10India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
