compromise in order to incorporate the needs of the different parts of the nation. During the early eighteenth century‚ Americans achieved reconciliation of political disputes‚ predominately between the North and the South‚ through compromise. By 1860 this was no longer feasible and the nation was faced with disheartening threats to its unity. Sectionalism in the Union was further increased. Tariffs were commonly accepted by one part of the nation and debated by the other. The economy of the North
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other jobs. The South especially needed more slaves at this time because they were now growing more cotton then ever because of the invention of the cotton gin. Cotton production with slaves jumped from 178‚000 bales in 1810 to over 3‚841‚000 bales in 1860. Within that time period of 50 years the number of slaves also rose from about 1‚190‚000 to over 4‚000‚000. The plantation owners in the South could not understand why the North wanted slavery abolished that bad. Southerners compared it with the wage-slave
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groups. Social reform movements involve the discounted groups and activists in an effort to change political policy while bringing public awareness to the issue through protests‚ media‚ amended legislature‚ etc. The social reform movements from 1820-1860 were characterized by unyielding perfectionism‚ impatience with compromise‚ and distrust with established social institutions. These qualities explain the degree of success or failure of these movements in achieving their objectives. While many people
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1. The Know Nothing Party fought for? According to the text‚ “The Know Nothings Party” was a reactionary group that formed in 19th century America due to their intergroup conflicts with Catholics. During this time period‚ there was a “large influx of Chinese‚ Irish‚ and German Catholics and other foreigners” in the U.S.‚ and this often stirred hate campaigns from their non-supporters‚ such as the Protestant citizens in their communities and the “Know Nothings” (Parrillo‚ 2016‚ p. 99). Therefore
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Actual DBQ and Essay Questions 1991-2010 compiled by Tony Miller (Organized by historical chronology) Part A (DBQ) 1. Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. Why did this difference in development occur? (1993) 2. In what ways did ideas and values held by Puritans influence the political‚ economic‚ and social development of the New England colonies from 1630 through
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The first Chinese immigrants arrived in 1820 according to U.S. government records. 325 men are known to have arrived before the 1849 California Gold Rush[12] which drew the first significant number of laborers from China who mined for gold and performed menial labor.[13][14][15] There were 25‚000 immigrants by 1852‚ and 105‚465 by 1880‚ most of whom lived on the West Coast. They formed over a tenth of California’s population. Nearly all the early immigrants were young males with low educational levels
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keep slavery as a way of life on their plantations. The North‚ which was far more industrial‚ saw this as unnecessary and morally wrong. One way the government tried to limit the tension was by keeping the number of slave and free states equal. So‚ in 1820‚ when Missouri met the requirements for statehood and applied for admission to the Union as a slave state‚ there was a problem. The balance of free and slave states would be destroyed. The northerners became more against slavery. After some
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The scale of textile factories changed during this period. The small mills with a few dozen spindles and looms that characterized the initial period of the industry gave way to larger complexes. This pattern began with the Boston Associates complex at Waltham‚ Massachusetts. Waltham itself soon appeared small as the Boston Associates developed Lowell on the Merrimac River. The population of Lowell increased from 2‚500 in 1826 to 35‚000 in 1850. The Lowell Machine Shop became a center for innovation
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Rebellion * 1800: Gabriel Prosser’s Rebellion * 1800s: Prison reforms * 1800s: Indian Reservations * 1800s: Indian Territory * 1810-1828: Expansion of electorate * 1811: St. Josephs Rebellion * 1820: Missouri Compromise * 1820-1880: Cult of Domesticity * 1820s: Lowell System * 1821: Emma Willard founded Troy Female Seminary in NY * 1823: Horace Mann advocated universal public education * 1830: Removal Act of 1830 * 1830: Godey’s Lady’s Book * 1830s:
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History 11 12/17/2006 The root causes and precipitating events that led to the Civil War (1861-1865) The Civil War between northern and southern states was a consequence of contradictions of two social systems inside the country. At the basis of these contradictions was a question of slavery‚ completely determining economic and political interests of South. North strived to enforce Federal government power to protect their own economic stability. As a result the South wanted a separation
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