Human Origins Can Be Most Recently Connected to the Miocene

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Essay

Human origins can be most recently connected to the Miocene epoch and the emergence of the apes.What anatomical characteristics marking the earliest apes were instrumental in the development of the human species?

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Definitions:

Militant Abolitionists

Individuals who used aggressive and often violent tactics to advocate for the end of slavery.

Abraham Lincoln

The 16th President of the United States, who led the country through the Civil War and abolished slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation.

Antislavery Measures

Laws, actions, or movements aimed at ending the practice of slavery and the slave trade.

Confiscation Acts

A series of laws passed during the American Civil War allowing the confiscation of property, including enslaved people, used to support the Confederate rebellion.