economic and largely political constraints of the time. A clear example of this is shown in the conversation between Mr. and Mrs. Bird in which Mr. Bird (Senator of Ohio) announces to his wife that he has voted in favor of the Fugitive Slave Act (1850). This act enforces that citizens of non-slave holding states are required to aid the capture and return of
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a series of rules adopted by Congress in order to prevent antislavery petitions. Slavery became a huge focus politically. Not only did the Wilmot Proviso make slavery a politically huge discussion‚ but it also was a step towards the Compromise of 1850. Lastly‚ the Wilmot Proviso caused the tension between the North and the South to increase‚ because the South depended on slavery the Proviso would prohibit slavery to expand to the newly gained territories‚ resulting in much more power for the North
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conventions where abolitionists could express their ideas. (Doc B). Everything had to be either compromised or disagreed upon so it made sense for the north and south to eventually completely brake apart unless one side could change. In the late 1850’s the first talk of secession could be heard. This to some
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The Great Divide The issue of slavery was discussed in many ways. People talked about the morality of the institution (or lack thereof)‚ the economics of slavery‚ and the political issues that came about because of it. No matter how it was discussed‚ the North and South could not agree. Northerners thought Southerners were corrupting the soul of America‚ and Southerners thought Northerners were hypocrites. No matter which way they looked at slavery‚ the North and South had two antithetical
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that support "state’s rights"? To “nullify” a law meant making them null and void within that state. This raised the issue of states’ rights as states had the final say on which laws they will obey. 8. In 1850 the nation was evenly divided free and slave states. How does the Compromise of 1850 try to solve the impending problem of California coming in a free state? California pressed Congress for admission as a free state‚ and it was admitted as a free state and they slave trade was abolished in
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Civil War So many major events from the time between 1848 and 1861‚ lead up to the civil war between the Union and the Confederacy. “Historians have identified at least four main causes of the conflict between the North and the South: (1) slavery‚ as a growing moral issue in the North‚ versus its defense and expansion in the South; (2) constitutional disputes over the nature of the federal Union and states’ rights; (3) economic differences between the industrializing North and the agricultural South
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The reasons for the War of 1812 were twofold. First‚ the impressment of American sailors challenged American neutrality and national pride. Second‚ War Hawks‚ such as Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun‚ wanted to use the war as a means for expansion into British Canada and for the removal of the prevailing Indian threat. Even though the war resulted in an indecisive victory‚ Americans celebrated because they survived their second war with the British and even defeated them at naval duels and at the Battle
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AP World History Hal Emas Period Two February 22‚ 2011 Imperialism in Africa and Asia In the beginning of 19th century‚ Europe had almost no land in Africa except for the coastal areas. In the middle of the century however‚ Europe became quite interested in Africa. This came from wanting to create overseas empires‚ also known as imperialism. European nations wanted to control the lands with the most raw material to fuel their industrial economies. Another reason was that as a nation gained colonies
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Lincoln Douglas Debates of 1858 The main causes of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 were great in number. The first was Abraham Lincoln claiming that Douglas was encouraging fears of amalgation of the races with enough success to drive thousands of people away from the Republican Party. The second was that Stephen A. Douglas was claiming that Lincoln was an abolitionist for saying that the American Declaration of Independence applied‚ in fact‚ to both blacks and whites. The third cause was
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temporary resolving of the problems c. slavery was the cause of the sectional tensions d. while cotton was king in the South‚ the North was rapidly industrializing 2. Thesis a. The Compromise of 1820‚ the Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ and the Compromise of 1850 were ineffective in reducing the sectional tensions in the period 1820-1861. II. Body Paragraph 1. 1. Compromise of 1820 i. The Facts: 1. Maine enters as a free state 2. Missouri enters as a slave state 3. Slavery is prohibited above the 36
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