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. . Reconstruction While each state had its own slave code many concepts were shared throughout the slave states. According to the slave codes some of which were passed in reaction to slave rebellions teaching a slave to read or write was illegal This prohibition was unique to American slavery believed to reduce slaves forming aspirations that could lead to escape or rebellion. Informal education occurred when white children taught slave companions what they were learning; in other cases adult slaves learned from free artisan workers especially if located in cities where there was more freedom of movement. A major role for members of Congress is providing services to constituents. Constituents request assistance with problems. Providing services helps members of Congress win votes and elections and can make a difference in close races. Congressional staff can help citizens navigate government bureaucracies. One academic described the complex intertwined relation between lawmakers and constituents as home style.:8; . In the early part of the 19th century other organizations were founded to take action on the future of black Americans Some advocated removing free black people from the United States to places where they would enjoy greater freedom; some endorsed colonization in Africa while others advocated emigration During the 1820s and 1830s the American Colonization Society (ACS) was the primary organization to implement the "return" of black Americans to Africa the ACS was made up mostly of Quakers and slaveholders who found uneasy common ground in support of "repatriation" But by this time most black Americans were native-born and did not want to emigrate; rather they wanted full rights in the United States where their people had lived and worked for generations, 3.3 Justification in the South See also: Streets and highways of Washington D.C.; Neighborhoods in Washington D.C.; and List of tallest buildings in Washington D.C, Henry Middleton South Carolina 1 Yes. !

Lincoln in 1858 the year of his debates with Stephen Douglas over slavery, Washington's army reduced to 5,400 troops retreated through New Jersey and Howe broke off pursuit delaying his advance on Philadelphia and set up winter quarters in New York. Washington crossed the Delaware River into Pennsylvania where Lee's replacement John Sullivan joined him with 2,000 more troops the future of the Continental Army was in doubt for lack of supplies a harsh winter expiring enlistments and desertions Washington was disappointed that many New Jersey residents were Loyalists or skeptical about the prospect of independence, American advocates of independence were commonly lampooned in Great Britain for what was termed their hypocritical calls for freedom at the same time that many of their leaders were planters who held hundreds of slaves Samuel Johnson snapped "how is it we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of the Negroes?" Benjamin Franklin countered by criticizing the British self-congratulation about "the freeing of one Negro" named Somersett while they continued to permit the overall slave trade. Phyllis Wheatley was a black poet who popularized the image of Columbia to represent America She came to public attention when her Poems on Various Subjects Religious and Moral appeared in 1773. . 6.2.1 National Bank A Timothy Cole wood engraving taken from a May 20 1860 ambrotype of Lincoln two days following his nomination for president, In his 1885 memoirs former US President Ulysses Grant (himself a veteran of the Mexican war) attributed Mexico's defeat to the poor quality of their army writing:, New Delhi India (1911) American advocates of independence were commonly lampooned in Great Britain for what was termed their hypocritical calls for freedom at the same time that many of their leaders were planters who held hundreds of slaves Samuel Johnson snapped "how is it we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of the Negroes?" Benjamin Franklin countered by criticizing the British self-congratulation about "the freeing of one Negro" named Somersett while they continued to permit the overall slave trade. Phyllis Wheatley was a black poet who popularized the image of Columbia to represent America She came to public attention when her Poems on Various Subjects Religious and Moral appeared in 1773. .