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Frozen battlefield with abandoned Union wagons and Sioux Nation flags in a distant encampment.

War of the Seven Nations

War of the Seven Nations (1856-1857) The Great Plains War of Resistance & the Union’s Humiliating Defeat Background: The Union’s Expansionist Ambitions By the mid-19th century, the Union of American States had transformed into an aristocratic slave empire, ruled by the Planter Council and led by Thomas Green Clemson. With internal opposition crushed following the […]

A somber crowd, including civilians and soldiers, stands outside Mount Vernon under cloudy skies.

Washington Compromise

The Washington Compromise was the name given to the goal of uniting the two factions of the United States of America to create one country united. It took its name from General George Washington, who led the revolutionary armies in revolt against the British Crown. When George Washington died of a tooth infection, the compromise […]