The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government
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The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government is a two-volume historical and autobiographical account in which former Confederate president Jefferson Davis defends and explains the origins, conduct, and collapse of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government canonical | 1 |
| Volume II of The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government | 1 |
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Target entity: The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government Context triple: [Jefferson Davis, notableWork, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government]
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Lost Cause of the Confederacy
The Lost Cause of the Confederacy is a post–Civil War ideological movement that romanticizes the Confederate cause, downplays slavery’s central role, and portrays the South’s defeat as honorable and inevitable.
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B.
Notes on the State of Virginia
Notes on the State of Virginia is Thomas Jefferson’s detailed 18th-century survey of Virginia’s geography, natural resources, society, politics, and laws, and his only full-length published book.
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C.
Lincoln the Unknown
"Lincoln the Unknown" is a biographical book by Dale Carnegie that offers an accessible, narrative-driven portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s personal struggles and character development.
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D.
Negro Life at the South
"Negro Life at the South" is an 1859 genre painting by American artist Eastman Johnson that depicts the everyday lives of enslaved African Americans in a Washington, D.C. backyard, offering a complex, nuanced view of slavery on the eve of the Civil War.
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E.
Voices of Freedom
Voices of Freedom is a collection of antislavery poems by John Greenleaf Whittier that powerfully advocated for the abolitionist cause in 19th-century America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government Target entity description: The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government is a two-volume historical and autobiographical account in which former Confederate president Jefferson Davis defends and explains the origins, conduct, and collapse of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
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A.
Lost Cause of the Confederacy
The Lost Cause of the Confederacy is a post–Civil War ideological movement that romanticizes the Confederate cause, downplays slavery’s central role, and portrays the South’s defeat as honorable and inevitable.
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B.
Notes on the State of Virginia
Notes on the State of Virginia is Thomas Jefferson’s detailed 18th-century survey of Virginia’s geography, natural resources, society, politics, and laws, and his only full-length published book.
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C.
Lincoln the Unknown
"Lincoln the Unknown" is a biographical book by Dale Carnegie that offers an accessible, narrative-driven portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s personal struggles and character development.
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D.
Negro Life at the South
"Negro Life at the South" is an 1859 genre painting by American artist Eastman Johnson that depicts the everyday lives of enslaved African Americans in a Washington, D.C. backyard, offering a complex, nuanced view of slavery on the eve of the Civil War.
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E.
Voices of Freedom
Voices of Freedom is a collection of antislavery poems by John Greenleaf Whittier that powerfully advocated for the abolitionist cause in 19th-century America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
autobiographical work
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book ⓘ historical work ⓘ |
| about |
Confederate military strategy
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Confederate political institutions ⓘ Jefferson Davis ⓘ U.S. Constitution interpretation in relation to secession ⓘ states’ rights doctrine ⓘ |
| author | Jefferson Davis ⓘ |
| contains |
autobiographical reflections by Jefferson Davis
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defense of the legality of secession ⓘ justification of the Confederate cause ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
collapse of the Confederate States of America
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conduct of the Confederate States during the American Civil War ⓘ origins of the Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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political memoir ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Lost Cause literature
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later pro-Confederate historiography ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation | key text of the Lost Cause ideology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Volume I of The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government
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The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Volume II of The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government
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| historicalContext | post–American Civil War reconciliation era ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Jefferson Davis's role as President of the Confederate States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American Civil War
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Confederate States of America ⓘ Confederate States of America ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate government
Lost Cause narrative ⓘ secession of Southern states ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 2 ⓘ |
| perspective | pro-Confederate ⓘ |
| targetAudience | readers interested in Confederate perspective on the Civil War ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1860s
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American Civil War era ⓘ |
| workLocationOfAuthor |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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Subject: The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government Description of subject: The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government is a two-volume historical and autobiographical account in which former Confederate president Jefferson Davis defends and explains the origins, conduct, and collapse of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
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