Westward Expansion and Sectionalism (1840-1861) At the end of the Mexican War during Polk’s term as president‚ many new lands west of Texas were yielded to the United States‚ and the debate over the westward expansion of slavery was rekindled. Southern politicians and slave owners demanded that slavery be allowed in the West because they feared that a closed door would spell doom for their economy and way of life. Whig Northerners‚ however‚ believed that slavery should be banned from the new territories
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The Missouri Compromise of 1820 In November of 1818‚ Missouri petitioned Congress for statehood and ignited a controversy over slavery and a balance of power in the Senate that would span two sessions of Congress and threaten the dissolution of the Union and a civil war. Prior to the Missouri question‚ the Union had eleven Free states and eleven slave states‚ each with two Senators. The Missouri Territory‚ carved out of land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803‚ covered an expanse of land
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The 1820 Missouri Compromise Slavery and the Civil War By Stephen Waters Research Task- Describe the role of the 1820 Missouri Compromise in the campaign against slavery! The 1820 Missouri Compromise played a large role in the campaign against slavery. In 1819 Missouri became a statehood and congress considered framing a state constitution‚ with this a representative attempted to add a anti-slavery legislation with it. This is what started the process of the campaign against slavery
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In the 1820’s transportation was limited and very weak. Western farmers could not connect to eastern markets because rivers flowed north to south and horse drawn wagons had limited capacity. After the 1820’s transportation on waterways was more developed. This was with the help of steam boats‚ canals‚ and railroads‚ they helped to increase transportation and effect the economy both positively and negatively. Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston introduced the steam boat on the Hudson. They then
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jackets named after Lord Spencer) pelisses‚ (a type of sleeved cloak) and a very common long shawl. From 1810 to 1820 dresses became more structures with padded hems and firmer fabrics. Soft colors returned after a leave of 10 years. Sleeves started to become fuller at the shoulder ‚and high waist continued throughout this period but slowly started to lower as the years went by. From 1820 to 1830 clothes became more complex and more structured. Horizontal hems added focus to skirts. For shoulder emphasis
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Democratic Ideals 1820-1850 Between the 1820’s and the 1850’s‚ America went through drastic changes in its society. There were many reform movements going on at the same time while some people demanded for change and equality‚ the others believed change would come to ruin America. All of this turmoil between the people boiled up into the Civil War. There were many factors that split the North and the South from each other and influenced them to go to war. Slavery was probably the
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The Antebellum Period occurred from 1820-1860. It was a period in history where abolition was using and separation between abolitionists and supporters of slavery became apparent. While the abolitionist movement is one of the well known social reforms to have occurred‚ there was also the Horace Mann and the Public School Movement which fought for the equality in education. There was also the Temperance Movement which called for the prohibition of alcohol. The Abolitionist Movement was formed during
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Life in 1840s In the 1840s it was a time that life was so different and affordable. According to Scholastic Scope (Time Machine 1840s)‚ there is 26 states in the U.S. Products like milk is sold for 10 cents and eggs were sold for 1 cent each in the market. The majority of Americans who live in the U.S‚ live on farms. For only few months a year‚ kids got one room schoolhouse and all the students of all ages‚ share one teacher. The older boys help out their dads on the farms and girls help
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Compare the debates that took place over American expansionism in the 1840s with those that took place in the 1890s‚ analyzing the similarities and differences in the debates of the two eras. The 1840s and 1890s saw an expansion of American territory‚ as a result of several economic‚ political‚ and cultural factors. The expansionist movements of the 1840s and 1890s were similar in their justifications‚ but the arguments against each differed greatly. Both expansion movements used virtually
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American Antislavery 1820-1860 The antebellum American antislavery movement began in the 1820s and was sustained over 4 decades by organizations‚ publications‚ and small acts of resistance that challenged the legally protected and powerful institution of slavery and the more insidious enemy of black equality‚ racism. Abolitionists were always a radical minority even in the free states of the North‚ and the movement was never comprised of a single group of people with unified motivations‚ goals
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