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    Compromise‚ (In 1820)‚ political and personal disputes began to rise in both the North and South. Disagreements use to be settled out very calmly‚ but soon disagreements became out of hand. The North and South had personal disputes. In the Compromise of 1850‚ the North and South had a stand-off between the free states and the slave states. This argument concerned or worried the North and the South. In 1860‚ Southern states had begun to secede from the Union. The states seceded

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    eventually became known as Little Giant. Douglas argued for Popular-Sovereignty when the issue of slavery in new states came about so they could decide for themselves. Douglas also lead the fight for the Compromise of 1850‚ and incorporated the Kansas-Nebraska act which repealed the Missouri Compromise. Douglas was also known for his famous debates with Abraham Lincolon. He died on June 3‚1861. The Kansas-Nebraska was a bill in 1854

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    Back in 1850‚ the Compromise admitted California as a free state that ended up unbalancing the amount of free and slave states. The expansion of slavery was being resolved by using popular sovereignty. In 1854‚ the Kansas-Nebraska Act caused the North and the South to urge towards each other for the territory. Therefore leading to the Secession in 1860-1861. Based on the sources of The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution‚ the South had the right to secede from the Union. Everyone has

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    Industrial revolution Although it occurred around the same time as the French‚ American‚ Latin American‚ and Haitian Revolutions between‚ say‚ 1750 and 1850—the industrial revolution was really the most revolutionary of the bunch. No way‚ dude. All those revolution resulted in‚ like new borders and flags and stuff. We have studied 15‚000 years of history here at crash course‚ me from the past. And borders and flags have changed plenty‚ and they’re going to keep changing. But in all that

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    Document A: Compromise of 1850 Map A map like this gives you all kinds of openings for outside information. Think about prior Constitutional crises prior to 1850 (like the Missouri Compromise situation) and how this legislation changed that. The notion of popular sovereignty‚ of course‚ is a great one for thinking about Constitutional principles related to people having a “voice” in their government. Document B: Words from an anonymous Georgian to the “north” This guy is voicing the classic Southern

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    important? Explain. "Californy Gold" 31. Did the California Gold Rush make people rich? Explain. Sectional Balance and the Underground Railroad Know: Underground Railroad‚ Harriet Tubman 32. "The South was in a politically weak position in the 1850’s." Assess this statement. Twilight of the Senatorial Giants Know: Henry Clay‚ John C. Calhoun‚ Daniel Webster 33. What effect did Webster’s speech have? Deadlock and Danger on Capitol Hill Know:

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    The north and south US both had their fair share of differences during the time of 1800 to 1850. Some of these differences were minor while others were quit large. One of these differences was the economy. In the Northern part of the US‚ there were many small farmers‚ but the North was also becoming more industrialized as well. Looking back in time to the 1800s many factory had started to manufacture products that were earlier inaccessible. This also provided work for people. Meanwhile on the southern

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    Chinese Immigrants In the 1850’s China was full was full of crime and poverty. There was people starving to death and committing crimes because they couldn’t afford the materials to stay alive. Also‚ overpopulation was a problem in China so this had it more difficult for people to make a living in China. Overpopulation in the 1850’s was such a huge problem that people were distributed with more than 400 people per square kilometer in the coastal areas. China’s population was growing 1.4 percent

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    enter the Union as a slave state if citizens voted by means of popular sovereignty. The Kansas-Nebraska Act is when a lot of the contentment on both sides began to fall apart. Senator Stephen A. Douglas‚ responsible for passing the Compromise of 1850‚ wanted a railroad running west through Chicago. The problem

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    Throughout U.S. History many different types of government were created in an attempt to govern and unify the people. One such government‚ federalism‚ divided the balance of power between the states and the national government. Federalism caused a lot of controversy throughout the history of the United States. One time period in which there were significant debates about federalism was the Supreme Court under John Marshall (1801-1835) due to his rulings based on his federalist views. The other

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