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    Manifest Destiny

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    Manifest Destiny The expansion of the United States from its thirteen original colonies to the nation it is today was a very extensive process‚ involving numerous wars and treaties. The greatest one of these expansion periods occurred from the 1830s to the 1860s‚ largely due to the idea of Manifest Destiny‚ the belief that American settlers were destined to expand across the continent to the Pacific coast. This development played a major role in dividing the North and the South by contributing

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    How did the relationship between Austria and Prussia develop after 1815 and before 1850? The relationship between Austria and Prussia developed a lot during the era of economic wealth‚ revolution and war. Many governments were restored in Europe (after the defeating Napoleon). Legitimate monarchy was set up meaning the hereditary ruling families would be restored to their old thrones. This was agreed partly because it was seen as a more stable and suitable system suited to peace. Also Metternich

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    Document A: Compromise of 1850 Map A map like this gives you all kinds of openings for outside information. Think about prior Constitutional crises prior to 1850 (like the Missouri Compromise situation) and how this legislation changed that. The notion of popular sovereignty‚ of course‚ is a great one for thinking about Constitutional principles related to people having a “voice” in their government. Document B: Words from an anonymous Georgian to the “north” This guy is voicing the classic Southern

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    important? Explain. "Californy Gold" 31. Did the California Gold Rush make people rich? Explain. Sectional Balance and the Underground Railroad Know: Underground Railroad‚ Harriet Tubman 32. "The South was in a politically weak position in the 1850’s." Assess this statement. Twilight of the Senatorial Giants Know: Henry Clay‚ John C. Calhoun‚ Daniel Webster 33. What effect did Webster’s speech have? Deadlock and Danger on Capitol Hill Know:

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    Criminal Law In The 1800s

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    century‚ the quantity of graduate schools expanded significantly‚ from 15 schools in 1850 to 102 of every 1900. The graduate schools of that time and those of today have two noteworthy contrasts. In the first place‚ graduate schools at that point did not more often than not require any past schoolwork. Second‚ in 1850 the standard graduate school educational modules could be finished in one year. Later in the 1800s numerous graduate schools initiated two-year programs. The fundamental on-screen

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    Imagine the world before the 1850. There was no heavy equipment to assist in making buildings‚ houses‚ paving roads or cranes to move heavy equipment. Draft animals were used to pull heavy loads. People who worked the lands had no help other than manual labor and draft horses. Manual labor was grueling before the industrial revolution of heavy equipment. Over the years inventions were made that revolutionized the way building and structures were made. James Watt made the first reliable steam engine

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    Civil War Compromises

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    enter the Union as a slave state if citizens voted by means of popular sovereignty. The Kansas-Nebraska Act is when a lot of the contentment on both sides began to fall apart. Senator Stephen A. Douglas‚ responsible for passing the Compromise of 1850‚ wanted a railroad running west through Chicago. The problem

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    The Road to the Civil War

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    America to avoid civil war. The Compromise of 1850 led a series of events set out to prevent war. The compromise of 1850 consisted of negotiations Henry Clay made which included issues on: slavery‚ land‚ and money. Also there were events that helped lead to war such as the Kansas-Nebraska Act. This included concerns with: the idea of popular sovereignty‚ repeal of the Missouri Compromise‚ and tensions between the north and the south. The Compromise of 1850 contained many different ideas‚ many of these

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    Only because

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    Senate Sectional Balance and the Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman- conductor of the Underground Railroad who rescued hundreds of slaves 1850‚ southerners were demanding a new and strict fugitive-slave law. The slave owners rested their argument on the Constitution‚ which protected slavery. Twilight of the Senatorial Giants Congressional Debate of 1850- called to address the possible admission of California to the Union and threats of secession by southerners Immortal Trio- Henry Clay‚ John

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    Lincoln

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    Lincoln in his first Inaugural speech‚ delivered on March 4th‚ 1861. President Lincoln was clearly against the idea of secession by any State. Many events occurred between the years of 1850 -1861. Two presidents were elected‚ President Franklin Pierce(1853-1857) and James Buchanan(1857-1861). The compromise of 1850 was created‚ which consists of many new changes such as; California becoming a state‚ popular sovereignty being settled in States like Utah and New Mexico‚ banning of slavery in D.C and

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