abolitionist ideas in the House (Document C). Such an act was an outright rejection of legislators to even consider solving the problem of the giant elephant in the room. This concept of standing by passively was exemplified and later personified in the 1850s. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854‚ promoting popular sovereignty in the two territories‚ directly spoke for Congress abdicating its authority over the expansion of slavery‚ instead placing the sole responsibility in the hands of the people. This action
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The Civil War was a major event that had happened‚ and was started by many different ways. This was taken place during 1840’s to the 1860’s. Controversy over the extension of slavery into western territories did contribute to the coming of the Civil War. Even though there were other contributions of the coming of the Civil War‚ the extension of slavery into western territories contributed to the Civil War were mainly politically‚ economically and socially. Extension of slavery into western territories
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Henry Clay‚ John C. Calhoun‚ and Daniel Webster dominated national politics from the end of the War of 1812 until their deaths in the early 1850s. Although none were ever President‚ they had a huge impact in Congress. Their impact outweighed the impact of any of the presidents of that era‚ with the exception of Andrew Jackson. There was one issue effecting the nation throughout their time in power — slavery. They were all successful in keeping peace in America by forging a series of compromises.
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The Missouri Compromise is commonly thought of as the beginning of American sectionalism‚ although the signs were visible long before 1819. The crisis solved by the compromise certainly alerted the South for the need for political unity in order to maintain its way of life in the face of a more populous North. Likewise‚ it alerted both regions to the political problems inherent in westward expansion. The Missouri Compromise did not create sectionalism‚ but it is important as the first possible signs
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are women’s rights and how it was different in the 1800s and now?Women rights are rights given to women to be equivalent to men. In the 1800-1860s till now changed dramatically over time.Women Rights commenced in 1848.Women Rights changed over time throughout everywhere.Around the world‚ women have been treated differently‚ discriminated‚ and didn’t have opportunely throughout time. Do you think women had opportunities In the 1800-1860s? In the 1800s women were treated as a property and housewives
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Running Head: BLUNDERING GENERATION 1 The “Blundering Generation” in the Civil War Camila Alvarez AP U.S. History Period 2 BLUNDERING GENERATION Abstract This paper explores the term coined by James G. Randall on 1940 “Blundering Generation”‚ which encompasses the “real” reasons that lead to the Civil War and blames the political leaders of the Era‚ the mistakes they made‚ their inability to compromise‚ and the way the Civil War was actually‚ and probably still is‚ romanticized
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When the founding fathers drafted the Constitution of the United States of America‚ the convention became divided over the continuation of slavery within the nation. Northern delegates‚ who already detested the institution on moral grounds‚ were further opposed to it due to added concessions to southern states (Document 1). One concession allowed for slaves to be counted as three-fifths of a person for representational purposes‚ and therefore gave the South an advantage in the House of Representatives
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Even before the Louisiana Purchase‚ President Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the west‚ and to track water routes to help western expansion. The route that Lewis and Clark traveled west became an important route for pioneers‚ known as the Oregon Trail. Pioneers went west for many reasons‚ including economic opportunities and new ways of life. An abundance of land for farming and grazing‚ mining‚ forestry and for some‚ like the Mormons‚ an escape from religious persecution
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Print Cite In 1803‚ President Thomas Jefferson purchased the territory of Louisiana from the French government for $15 million. The Louisiana Purchase stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to New Orleans‚ and it doubled the size of the United States. To Jefferson‚ westward expansion was the key to the nation’s health: He believed that a republic depended
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As a country we know that there are many reasons and situations that started the civil war. However‚ many continue to debate over the ultimate causes of the Civil War. James McPherson wrote that‚ " The Civil War started because of the uncompromising differences between the free and slave states over the power of the national government to prohibit slavery in the territories that had not yet become states (civilwar.org). After Lincoln won the election in 1860 he was the first Republican pledging
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