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Fire-Eaters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In United States history, the term Fire-Eaters refers to a group of extremist pro-slavery politicians from the South who urged the separation of southern states into a new nation, which became known...
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"Fire-eaters" was a name ascribed to outspoken Southern nationalists (supporters of "disunion," or an independent Southern nation). At first pro-nationalist thought centered around high tariffs, specifically the Tariff of Abominations that led to the Nullification Crisis.
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Websitefor the Edmund Ruffin Fire Eaters, SCV Camp 3000, an educational resource for Confederate era history and community service in the Greater Richmond Virginia area ... Prior to the Confederate era, he became famous for championing the cause of Southern independence. Edmund Ruffin and other advocates ... Join the Fire Eaters...
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(rŭf´ĭn) , 1794—1865, American agriculturist, one of the Southern fire-eaters, b. Prince George co., Va. His interest in improving impoverished land led him to become a pioneer in soil chemistry. Against much opposition he advocated the benefits of marl and proved its value.
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After 11 Southern slave states exited the Union and started the Confederate States of America in 1860-1861, ... Tags: 150th Anniversary, Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Confederate Commander, Confederate State, Confederate States Of America, Disunionists, Fellow Texans, Fire Eaters, Gop Primary, Great Emancipator,
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