qualification future state’s admission. This made it possible for a majority of either section to manipulate a new state’s status through making the abolition or the protection of slavery necessary for the state to become organized. An earlier compromise in 1820‚ was the result of a struggle for sectional control over the status of Missouri. Congress choose to appease both sides by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. The compromise created a westward line dividing the
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The Buildup to the Civil War The American Civil War was a four-year war in 1861-1865 between the United States and the 11 southern states that seceded from the Union and created the Confederate States of America. The 11 states seceded from the Union were South Carolina‚ Mississippi‚ Florida‚ Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Louisiana‚ Texas‚ Virginia‚ Arkansas‚ Tennessee‚ and North Carolina. The Civil War started after the presidency of Abraham Lincoln in 1861 with the secession of the southern states. After the
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Julie Nguyen Period 3 October 30‚ 2013 Chapter 18: Renewing the Sectional Struggle The Popular Sovereignty Panacea Popular sovereignty- the sovereign people of a territory should determine the statues of slavery. This was popular with politicians because it was a comfortable compromise between the abolitionists and the slaver-holders National Convention at Baltimore‚ Democrats chose General Lewis Cass as their candidate of presidency (pro-slavery) Political Triumphs for General Taylor
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Economics and Liberty: http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/IndustrialRevolutionandtheStandardofLiving.html McCloskey‚ D. (1981). The Industrial Revolution 1780-1860: A Survey. In D. McCloskey‚ The Economic History of Britain Since 1700 (p. 126). London: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. McCloskey‚ D. (1981). The Industrial Revolution 1780-1860: A Survey. In D. McCloskey‚ The Economic History of Britain Since 1700 (pp. 105-8). Cambridge: Cambridge University
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Queen Victoria was born on May 24‚ 1819. She was the daughter of Prince Edward‚ Duke of Kent who was the minor son of the reigning King George III‚ and Victoire of Saxe-Coburg‚ who was a German princess. Both her father and grandfather died in 1820‚ the year her uncle became King George IV. When George died without issue in 1830‚ Victoria stood to reign the throne after the daughter of her second royal uncle‚ King William IV‚ died in infancy. William himself died in 1837‚ and the eighteen-year-old
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Apart (1844 – 1865). Douglas created the Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ which essentially stated that Kansas and Nebraska would vote on whether they become Slave States or not. The Act was passed by Congress‚ effectively repealing the Missouri Compromise of 1820. The Missouri Compromise stated that the latitude of 36° 30’ N
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Returning to the novel‚ the gender roles of females in Korean culture can be connected to the pillars of the ‘Cult of True Womanhood’ from the Victorian era. These pillars are presented by Barbara Welter in her article “The Cult of True Womanhood: 1820-1860” that speak of what is truly feminine in the eyes of Victorian women. This mean that the pillars could be seen as keys towards the gender role of femininity. While they are from another time period and geographical setting‚ the pillars can be seen
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The Cult of True Womanhood: 1820-1860 Barbara Welter Thesis: A “true women” in the 19th Century was one who was domestic‚ religious‚ and chaste. These were virtues established by men but enforced and taught by other women. Women were also told that they were inferior to men and they should accept it and be grateful that someone just loved them. Quote: “Oh‚ young and lovely bride‚ watch well the first moments when your conflicts with his to whom God and society have given control. Reverence
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in Italy on August 9‚ 1776. Avogadro graduated in law at the age of 31. He then dedicated himself to physics and mathematics and soon after starting teaching at a high school. In 1811‚ he published an article that contained his hypothesis. Later in 1820‚ he became a professor at a university‚ but lost his job in 1823 due to his involvement in the revolutionary movement. The University called him back in 1833 and taught for another twenty years.
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The innovative crop and production tools caused a steep increase in slavery. The slave population in the South grew from 700‚000 slaves in 1790‚ to four million slaves in 1860. Slave owners in the deep South‚ specifically in Alabama‚ Georgia‚ and Louisiana‚ had the most slaves due to the profitability of cotton. The new and very lucrative crop transformed slavery in the South to a much harsher and demeaning lifestyle.
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