A great number of accumulated differences between the North and the South led to the Civil War in the USA. The two parts of the country were developing at a different speed in the first half of 19th century‚ leading to a disparity in their economic situations as well as their social‚ cultural and political beliefs. While it is true that the US Civil War was triggered off by the issue of slavery‚ it would still be unfair to say that this phenomenon was the only cause of this war. However‚ slavery
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The south’s view on slavery was way different from the one in the north because they thought slavery was a good thing because their economy depended on slavery. In the north they had a complete different opinion on the topic of slavery the north believed it was wrong and it should be stopped this is why in the north there was a lot of abolitionists groups. The south would constantly say that everything they said was fake and that they are liers. This is why compromise started to break down because
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American History and Government Mid-Year Exam Review Sheet Test day is Wednesday‚ January 23‚ 8:00-10:00 at the Kingswood Gym. You will not be allowed to use notes or outlines on the exam. The exam is counted as 20% of your semester grade. Mr. Karinen Mid-Year 2012-13 For the mid-year test you should know the following terms‚ ideas‚ people and concepts. You should be able to define each and/or explain its significance/importance. Concept of God‚ Gold‚ and Glory Christopher Columbus’
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The United States was growing and needed to expand and a nationalist feeling had swept the nations as the people wanted a strong and secure nation. As the nation expanded sectionalism escalated over slavery issues which divided the nation into the northern free states and the southern slave states. Each had representatives and senators and the more free or slave states‚ the more influence they had in the government to preserve slavery abolish it. Almost all in the North wanted to stop the expansion
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“Despite the Compromise of 1850‚ conflict persisted. The South had become a minority section‚ and its leaders viewed the actions of the U.S. Congress‚ over which they had lost control‚ with growing concern. The Northeast demanded for its industrial growth a protective tariff‚ federal
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Midterm Review ACTS‚ AMENDMENTS Amendments: 1. Freedom of Religion‚ Speech‚ Press‚ Assembly‚ and Petition. 2. Right to keep‚ bear arms. 3. No lodging troops in private homes. 4. No unlawful search or seizures. 5. Criminal proceedings – Guarantees Due Process of Law. No Double Jeopardy. No self-crimination. 6. Criminal Proceedings – Right to speedy and fair trial. Must inform defendant of charges. Right to attorney and fair impartial jury. 7. Trial by Jury in Civil cases where value exceeds
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The Fugitive Slave Act was one of the five acts contained in the Compromise of 1850. The highly controversial new law required the return of all runaway slaves to their masters. The recovery of runaway slaves was now under Federal Jurisdiction. Federal Marshalls were now bound by duty to return any runaway and also now had the authority to require assistance from any individual. If the assistance was not provided‚ the individual faced prosecution and fines. The law also stripped runaway slaves
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comparison of Russia and Britain in the period 1850 – 1900. How true is it to say that Russia was a ‘backward country’?” Countries develop at different rates at different times. While Britain had started to industrialise and modernise prior to 1850‚ is it true to say that Russia was as successful in trying to develop before the start of the 20th century or were they still considered a backward country by that time? Prior to and during the period 1850 - 1900‚ Russia was controlled by a Tsarist autocracy
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Runaway Slaves as the Origin of Free ‘Africans’ Abroad Ever since abduction of African slaves from the shores of the ‘Dark Continent’‚ there has been a struggle for the same people to find freedom until slavery was eventually abolished in the years just before 1900. The struggle for freedom has always been costly to the African slaves during the middle passage and after they had been sold to work in American and European plantations. The quickest route to freedom for the African slaves was usually
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The Federalists and Antifederalists Debates during the 1780s and 1790s The American Government has come along way since the American Revolution. The Revolutionary War spawned from America’s determination to break free from the British Empire and its monarchy and develop a more democratic form of government. During the revolution‚ America was looking for a more decentralized form of power and ratified The Articles of Confederation‚ which divided the majority of the power between the states.
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