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    Compromise of 1850

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    Jonathan Sacelaris Professor Crider HIS 173-01 April 1‚ 2013 The Successful Compromise of 1850 The Compromise of 1850 was a successful negotiation regarding the discord between the slave owners in the South and the opponents of slavery in the North. The Compromise of 1850 included a series of five acts‚ which were aggressively debated within Congress‚ based on the dispute of slavery. Congress hoped to end the strife between the North and South by reaching an agreement that would ease tensions

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    THE COMPROMISE OF 1850 A little after the Manifest Destiny‚ the U.S. faced a series of troubles of sectional balances over whether or not the land acquired should be free or slavery states. The Compromise of 1850‚ proposed by Senator Henry Clay‚ included measures that dealt with the land acquired specifically from the Mexican War. Until 1845‚ it had seemed likely that slavery would be confined to the areas where it already existed. It had been given limits by the Missouri Compromise in 1820 and

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    1750-1850

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    1750-1850: A brief survey Great Social Thinkers Inventions 1750-1800                                         1752 1755 1757 1758 1761 1769 1774 1775 1784 1785 1791 1792 1794 1796 1799 * Benjamin Franklin invents the lightening rod. * Samuel Johnson publishes the first English language dictionary * John Campbell invents the sextant. * Dolland invents a chromatic lens. * John Harrison invents the navigational clock or marine chronometer for measuring longitude. * James Watt

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    Yuma Territorial Prison

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    Yuma Territorial Prison The Yuma Territorial Prison first opened on July 1st‚ 1876 with only seven inmates. Because of this prison‚ Yuma evolved in many ways. This prison was the first prison built in Arizona and was humanely administered at the time. This prison stood strong for the thirty-three years when it was up and running‚ and it would go on to hold over 3‚000 prisoners. This building is a big part of Yuma and is an important factor in why Yuma is the way it is today. The Yuma Territorial Prison

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    compromise of 1850

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    The Compromise of 1850 After the war with Mexico‚ there was a lot of unsettled business to take care of. Such as that should the territory gained from the war allow slavery‚ or should it be declared free? Or maybe the inhabitants should be allowed to choose for themselves? Also‚ California had recently petitioned Congress to enter the Union as a free state. Should this be allowed? Ever since the Missouri Compromise‚ the balance between slave states and free states had been maintained; any proposal

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    1850s DBQ

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    1850s DBQ Between 1850 and 1861‚ underlying issues and events brought about discord and tension in the United States. These issues revolved around the radically different views on morality‚ from the North’s views to the South’s. The tensions stemmed from views and understandings of the Constitution’s purpose and uses being in opposition to the viewpoint of the other territory. The tensions caused by the differing beliefs were slowly built up since the American Revolution. Slavery‚ being an established

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    The expansion of America from the thirteen colonies across the entire continent was known as westward expansion. In 1845‚ John O’Sullivan‚ a newspaper editor that was writing about the possible annexation of Texas‚ coined the term Manifest Destiny. “Manifest Destiny…to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions” (Wexler 96). Manifest Destiny inspired a 29-year old named Stephen F. Austin to talk grandly of colonizing the Mexican province

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    Yuma Territorial Prison

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    What was life in the prison like? Only few people can answer that question‚ but The Yuma Territorial Prison was not only a prison‚ it also had other activities which the prisoners could get involved in so they would not spend all day locked in a cell. For example a very important part of the prison was the famous Library which was built inside the Yum Territorial Prison. It was not a very fancy library‚ the prison could hardly afford books for the prisoners and for the people of Yuma to use. This

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    Decade of Crisis 1850

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    AP U.S. History 1850’s- The Decade of Crisis 1. Wilmot Proviso was an amendment proposed‚ by democrat David Wilmot‚ to the bill for peace with Mexico in 1846. The amendment stated that all land attained in the treaty with Mexico would be slave free. This proposed amendment would be a debated for years and set out a pressing issue dealing with westward expansion. Southerners thought it was unfair because‚ “all Americans should have equal rights‚ including the right to move their property.”

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    Westward Expansion

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    as a giant puzzle. From coast to coast‚ each region of land is slowly being put together. This is very similar to westward expansion. From 1801 to1844‚ westward expansion spread rapidly and America experienced a serious change in national unity. During this period territorial expansion had a very large impact and overall brought Americans together. During the early 1800’s (1800-1823) the Louisiana Purchase and Treaty of 1818 increased national unity. The Louisiana Purchase was economically beneficial

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