Examples of Jefferson Davis in the following topics:
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- States' rights, one of the primary platforms for secession, was an enduring issue in Confederate politics that caused tension between state leaders and President Jefferson Davis.
- Vance of North Carolina, a powerful advocate of states' rights, frequently opposed Davis.
- Davis also feuded bitterly with his vice president.
- Benjamin, Stephen Mallory, Alexander Stephens, Jefferson Davis, John Henninger Reagan, and Robert Toombs.
- Examine the tensions between Confederate state leaders and President Jefferson Davis
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- Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured on May 10 and the Confederate Departments of Florida and South Georgia, commanded by Confederate Major General Samuel Jones, surrendered the same day.
- On May 10, 1865 Union cavalrymen captured Confederate President Jefferson Davis after he fled Richmond, Virginia, following its evacuation in the early part of April.
- On May 5, 1865, in Washington, Georgia, Davis held the last meeting of his Cabinet.
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- Declaring themselves the Confederate States of America,
these seven states elected Jefferson Davis as their provisional president; declared Montgomery, Alabama, the nation's capital; and began raising an army.
- Davis became the provisional president of the Confederate States of America following secession.
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- In February 1861, the six states that had seceded at that point formed the Confederate States of America and unanimously elected Jefferson Davis as president and Alexander Stephens as provisional vice president.
- Davis was elected to serve a six-year term without the possibility of reelection.
- Congress addressed military concerns such as control of state militias, conscription and exemption, and economic and fiscal policy, and supported the Davis administration in foreign affairs and peace negotiations.
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- Declaring themselves as the Confederate States of America, these seven states selected Jefferson Davis as the provisional president, declared Richmond the nation's capital, and began raising an army.
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- On May 10, 1865, Union cavalrymen captured Confederate President Jefferson Davis after he fled Richmond, Virginia, following its evacuation in the early part of April.
- On May 5, 1865, in Washington, Georgia, Davis held the last meeting of his cabinet.
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- President of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis ordered Beauregard to
repeat the demand for Sumter's surrender and authorized the use of force to
complete surrender before the relief expedition arrived.
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March 1, President Davis appointed Brigadier General P.G.T.
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- Fort Monroe in Virginia; Fort Sumter in South Carolina; and Fort Pickens, Fort Jefferson, and Fort Taylor, all in Florida, were the remaining Union-held forts in the Confederacy, and Lincoln was determined to hold them all.
- Under orders from Confederate President Jefferson Davis, troops controlled by the Confederate government bombarded Fort Sumter on April 12, forcing its capitulation.
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- President Thomas Jefferson and others had Burr arrested and indicted for treason despite having no firm evidence.
- Jefferson was warned several times of Burr's possible conspiratorial activities by Joseph Hamilton Davies, the federal District Attorney for Kentucky.
- Convinced of Burr's guilt, Jefferson ordered his arrest.
- Burr's lawyers, including John Wickham, asked Chief Justice John Marshall to subpoena Jefferson, claiming that they needed documents from Jefferson to accurately present their case.
- Chief Justice Marshall decided that the subpoena could be issued despite Jefferson's presidency.
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- Thomas Jefferson, though an advocate of freedom and equality, owned and fathered slaves.
- When Jefferson turned 21, he inherited 5,000 acres of land and 52 slaves.
- As an attorney, Jefferson represented people of color as well as whites.
- Jefferson said that Southern representatives defeated his original proposal.
- Evaluate Thomas Jefferson’s changing views on slavery in the United States