The Compromise of 1850 was a series of acts passed in 1850‚ by which the United States Congress hoped to settle the strife between the opponents of slavery in the North and slave owners in the South. There is much speculation about how our country would be without this Compromise. The Compromise is a major stepping stone in United States history because of its many forces and provisions. California’s admission to the Union would tip the balance in favor of free states—sixteen free states to fifteen
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Even before the nineteenth century‚ slavery was a controversial issue. It was so controversial in fact that politicians sought to suppressed the subject altogether hoping that it would just fade away‚ but as suppressed subjects tend to do‚ slavery became an even more of an impertinence‚ increasing in the Southern economy. Though efforts to save the union were ever present‚ they were out weighed by the sectionalist sentiments brought upon by divisions among societies in the North and South‚ societal
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created the telegraph and by 1860‚ this ranged throughout the east coast to the Mississippi. Railroads became very important to the trade throughout the United States. By the start of the Civil War‚ railroads linked the most important Mid-West cities with the Atlantic coast. Railroads eventually opened the west and connected raw materials to factories and markets. A transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869 in Promontory‚ Utah. On March 3‚ 1820‚ The Missouri Compromise bill‚ written by Henry Clay
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Britain in the 1860s Things were quite different in Britain during the 1800s than it is today. There was no Child Protective Services. Women could not vote‚ nor did they get proper education. In order to support the family’s income children had to work from an early age. They worked as chimneysweepers‚ sellers in the streets‚ prostitutes‚ pot makers‚ coalminers etc. and had really long hours; often from early morning until late at night (which was similar to a fully-grown man’s working hours). Today
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The government should not approve the compromise‚ because of the fact that slavery is immoral and every step should be taken to slowly ablolish it. The government should not approve the compromise‚ which might have avoided a war. Another compromise could have been created to keep the north and the south satisfied. The compromise should not be approved because it leaves both sides unbalanced. The south would not have slaves in Utah or New Mexico simply because of thier geographical features. Slavery
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Emma Toomey AP US History Mr. Eschle- Period 7 10.16.12 Written Analysis #4 The Missouri Compromise had many effects on American culture‚ including an economic effect by prohibiting slavery in the unorganized territory north of Missouri’s southern border‚ a political suspicion between those representing the south and those representing the north as well as a balance of slave and free states‚ and had a social impact by creating a definite separation between “the North” and “the South” and also
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American Revolution (DBQ) In the time period of 1860 and 1877‚ constitutional and social developments occurred in America that amounted to a revolution. Some constitutional developments were the Secession of 1860‚ the Emancipation Proclamation‚ and Amendments 14 and 15. Some social developments were the Freedmen’s Bureau‚ the Civil Rights Act of 1875‚ and Congressional Reconstruction. Put together‚ all these developments led to a revolution. Prior to 1860 the United States was already split
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Summary of Source The Compromise entailed the division of the Northern and Southern states‚ that was proposed by the Henry Clay to the Senate and had occurred after the appeal of the Missouri Compromise and Compromise Tariff of 1832. He wanted to decentralize the act of using nationalistic pride with territory and statesmen. Clay wanted the North and South to come to an agreement with each other without ruining the nation. He initiated his speech by giving a synopsis of what a negotiation incorporates
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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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The Compromise of 1877 was an unwritten agreement between Republicans and Democrats in the U.S Congress to settle a dispute in the presidential election of 1876 between Democrat Samuel Tilden and Republican Rutherford B Hayes. A bipartisan commission formed to decide the dispute. They handed all the disputed votes to Hayes to make him the winner. It was decision that the Democrats were not happy with so Congress settle the dispute. They said Hayes could become President if some key concessions were
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