The Great Compromise The Great Compromise was a debate during the Constitution Convention on determining on how many representatives of each state should have under the new governments law making branch. This is known as being one of the most important debates in American history because of the foundation it laid for what our legislative government is today. Originally‚ Congress would be seen as a 1 chamber with only a certain number of representatives per state. The debate was how many representatives
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These political compromises were the result of the work done by moderates of the Constitutional Convention who acted more out of practicality rather than ideology. They understood that the work they been completing would be futile if it the general public did not approve. Rather than allow the nationalists completely topple the minority party at the convention‚ men such as Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth pushed for compromise that would be satisfying to both small and large states. Forrest
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Sam Houston was a great man in our history. He stood up for what he believed was good for the Union not the North or the South. When Sam was rebuked for providing the winning margin for his opponents he said "I know neither North nor South; I know only the Union." He also said everyone " must stand firm to the Union‚ regardless of all personal consequences." He was fiercely ambitious‚ yet at the end he sacrificed for principle all he had ever won or wanted. He was a Southerner‚ and yet he steadfastly
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DBQ # 2 Nationalism v. Sectionalism “Era of Good Feelings” The years following the War of 1812 became known as the “era of good feelings”. During this time you see the expansion of nationalism within the United States. It started mainly in the 1816 shortly before Monroe took office‚ and lasted until the end of his Presidency in the year of 1824. Before the “era of good feelings” there were certain events taking place that will lead up to this era. The first of these is the acquired land
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1619 Jamestown settlers entitled to same rights asEnglishmen in England) House of Burgesses ’ Representative Assembly protect liberties of settlers First Africans arrive -20 African slaves arrive from the Dutchslaves? Status is ambiguous since slavery as a legal institution does not exist in England or English The Northwest Ordinance‚ 1787 Township System‚ 60‚000 people req b4statehood Northwest Ordinance ArticlesFreedom Religion Trial by Jury State EqualityBan on Slavery possesions
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Chapter 19 The Party System * Secession: The act of withdrawing formally from membership; South Withdrew from the Union starting civil war. * S. Carolina seceded first * Condfederate States of America : New Nation made of the Southern states ; formed in Montgomery‚Alabama * Occurred when President Lincoln took office * Federal government had no power to stop the states from ceding from the Union * Seceding states had no military power to seize Fort Sumter nor
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The Civil war was inevitable if the conflict between the south and the north‚ slavery and politics were resolved. After independence‚ the differences and complexity of America sharpened increasing slavery. The complexities in terms of the migration of the whites and black slaves and shift from small scale farming to large scale farming made civil war inevitable. There were many differences between the north and south. The north preferred city life while the south was keen to plantation life. The
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Contrasting the North and South The North and South are both different‚ but they both have great strengths and weaknesses. The Civil War was started by The Kansas-Nebraska act. When Kansas got the right to vote‚ residents from Missouri crossed over the Kansas border to vote so that Kansas would become a slave state. Missouri wanted to make Kansas a slave state. “On July 21‚ 1861‚ the first battle of the civil war” (American Odyssey) broke out because of the feud between Kansas and Missouri. The
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Slavery was at its peak both economically and controversially during the 19th century. The proslavery forces of the south proposed many arguments to defend their institution that they held dear. Legal‚ religion‚ and economic arguments were all used to justify their support of slavery. The largest defense of slavery came from the political aspects of it. Legal arguments and defenses were used more frequently than any means of support. The largest attempts to save slavery came through compromises
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Compare and Contrast The Compromise Measures p.1 To compare the articles that is titled William Henry Seward’s Higher Law Speech‚ The Clay Compromise Measures‚ and On the Clay Compromise. They all have one main goal that is to plead their cases to the senators. In the Clay Compromise Measures was the subject of slavery‚ would tear up the Union. So John Calhoun told them they need to keep the parties of the South the Whigs and the Democrats agreeing and not weaken. It doesn’t mean that
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