Kevin, Nicole, Matt and Drake
APUSH
Period 1
11/19/15
Twas’ the Night Before the Civil War
Twas’ the night before the Civil War
And all through the union
Not a person was happy
Not even a free human
The slaves were out working all day and all night
While the white masters profit from the cotton gins delight
In Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Tennessee
The slaves worked hoping one day they would be free
The North connected through a series of railways
The South connected through a series of slave trades
The North economy booms relying on foreign trade
The South’s economy rests on the back of the slaves
Slavery seemed to be on everyone’s minds
Every party and group forced to take sides
New states had to submit as the country threw a fit
Over new land being free
A nation divided cannot stand
This would be said on this very same land
The fugitive slave act starts the tumble over
Slaves can no longer escape to the border
The slaves look for a place they won’t be seen
Canada becomes a refuge to be free
The masses begin to question what does freedom mean?
When Canada becomes the freedom key
In the midst of all this the U.S. continues to expand
Like a business succumbing to demand
The Americans pushed West in any way they could
The natives tried to stop them as they should
California became the target to gain
Mexico became the target to blame
The gold and land and wealth all around
Convinced the settlers to march town to town
As elections led to conflicts which lead to revolts
The Republicans and Democrats weren’t even stoked
All this fighting and arguing in a nation meant for freedom
Left the people asking what it was they left in the kingdom
So many parties due to the nations great split
Candidate Lincoln was trying to be a hit
Lincoln was elected and no one could agree
The South withdrew support and decided to succeed
The confederate flag was raised to unite
A people of the south filled with spite
The guns sounded and armies clashed
The United States forever gashed
In the end the North prevails
Both sides fighting tooth and nail
Slavery is dead
Lincoln rises to the occasion and ends the dread
For slaves, Lincoln wanted emancipation
So, New Year’s day he signed a final proclamation
Freedom is for all and freedom was a right
As much so for Dredd Scott as it was for the white