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The Ballston Journal on Slavery

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The Journal was for Lincoln and against slavery
Ballston Spa’s newspapers reflected the political divisions of the day

1. What political factions or (flavors) present in village politics in 1860? Identify each factions stance

2. Ballston’s political center of gravity, moderately pro-union, but with a significant amount of Southern sympathies? How does the author explain our village's "Southern sympathies"?

3. According to prominent citizens of Ballston Spa who had provoked the Civil War

4. As the war dragged on, volunteers were being replaced by conscripts. What is a conscript and why were they needed?

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5. Reporting the news of the New York City draft riots had visible effect on the Village. Provide evidence