Why did the South feel justified in seceding from the United States? -The newly elected president wanted to abolish slavery, but the Constitution protected slavery.
-Even before Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as President, he promise to immediately abolish slavery.
-Texas, the first state to secede, stated that slavery was moral and legal, and should remain that way.
-The North had refused to enforce things like the Fugitive Slave Act or export Southern goods.

-The newly elected president wanted to abolish slavery, but the Constitution protected slavery.

Explanation: When Abraham Lincoln became president, Southerners decided that their best course of action, rather than additional compromise, was to form their own country.

cultural achievements of the 1920's 2010  

1. cultural achievements and african american achievements in the 1920’s  

2. art and literature charles lindberg flew from ny to paris, france. became national hero; first transatlantic flight.  

3. greenwich village (new york) and the south side (chicago)  many artists, writers, and intellectuals flocked to these areas to share ideas  people lead bohemian, or artistic and unconventional, lifestyles

atman means 'eternal self'. the atman refers to the real self beyond ego or false self. it is often referred to as 'spirit' or 'soul' and indicates our true self or essence which underlies our existence.

there are many interesting perspectives on the self in hinduism ranging from the self as eternal servant of god to the self as being identified with god. the understanding of the self as eternal supports the idea of reincarnation in that the same eternal being can inhabit temporary bodies.

the idea of atman entails the idea of the self as a spiritual rather than material being and thus there is a strong dimension of hinduism which emphasises detachment from the material world and promotes practices such as asceticism. thus it could be said that in this world, a spiritual being, the atman, has a human experience rather than a human being having a spiritual experience.

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