The issue of slavery divided the nation and pushed it into the Civil War. With these 50 flash cards of figures and features, you can expand your knowledge about

In 1860, the North and the South of the United States were very different societies. The North had abolished slavery in the early 19th century, while the South

In the mid-19th century the United States of America was threatening to split itself in two over the issue of slavery, eventually leading to the American Civil

The American companion to A History of the World in 100 Objects, a fresh, visual perspective on the Civil War From a soldier’s diary with the pencil still att

Aw, the Civil War--it's that thing in American history that we're all supposed to know. Sure you know the basics: That the South was the evil racist ones and th