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    all politics through the events it created. Some such events are the Compromise of 1850‚ the Election 1852‚ the Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ the Lincoln-Douglass Debates‚ and the Election of 1860. The impacts of these events were great on the political parties of the Whigs‚ Republicans and Free-Soilers. The greatest impact of slavery on the Whigs party took place on the last few years of its existence. The Compromise of 1850‚ which was the solution to the conflict of having California being accepted as a

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    The most important factor behind the phenomenal American economic growth that occurred between 1840 and 1860 was manufacturing advancements. an increase in agricultural productivity an increase in agricultural productivity. an adequate supply of laborers. a constant influx of immigrants. Question 2 1 / 1 point In contrast to the Germans‚ Irish immigrants in the 1840s and 1850s often worked as skilled artisans in the northeastern U.S. cities. entered at the bottom

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    Election of 1824 Jackson – president v.s. popular man JQ Adams Against general Jackson 土耳其 Clay no result pass to congress Jackson with army against politics (J.Q. Adams work with Clay) > Clay become secretary of state Jackson won the popular‚ but does not matter = According to Jackson and is supporters the election of 1824 was known as the A) Corrupt Bargain *Election of 1828 Jackson predict that he will won Jackson vs Adams Jackson won On this day in 1806

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    The narrator who expresses his thoughts in the 17th chapter of Twelve Years a Slave is a man by the name of Solomon Northup. As it is told from his point of view‚ the typical conditions that slaves faced in 1850 were harsh punishments. He goes into great detail of how he had seen and heard of many slaves who would do whatever was necessary to escape from the torture of working on plantations under their master’s orders. He as well as one of his companions‚ Wiley‚ were under their master‚ Epps

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    free states along the 36-30 parallel‚ which divided the states into North and South. The North became free states and the South became the slave states. The Missouri Compromise helped keep things neat and even but split the states. The Compromise of 1850 was made to settle issues between North and South about territory and slavery that was caused by the Mexican-American War. There were five bills made. The first bill was that California was a free state. The second state was that Texas would be paid

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    Throughout history many governments have had a strong hold on the economy and their practices. Slavery was a very inhuman practice that greatly affected the US. Back during The New Nation Era‚ not even the government could resist against the practice of slavery. The institution of slavery was stronger than the US government. The institution became so bound to the government that their had to be underlying roots to how slavery started‚ due to how strong this bond was‚ and what it took to destroy it

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    Unit 7 War and Peace “Under what circumstances should the U.S use military force against other people/countries? What should be the goal of foreign policy? Is peace possible?” The United States should use military force in defense of personal liberties and rights‚ for stability and security‚ in self defense‚ and as a last resort‚ when peaceful resolution and/or compromise is impossible. The goal of U.S. foreign policy should be to that which benefits itself and its citizens. Peace is possible

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    ethical appeal to convince her listeners women are equal to men by giving an example of how long she has been around‚ showing she is intelligent and knows what she’s talking about. Truth lived through slavery‚ the civil war‚ and the fugitive slave law of 1850. She mentioned that she was “above 80 years old” and that she has spent “40 years a slave and forty years free”. By telling this to her audience it makes her a credible speaker showing she’s been around‚ seen‚ heard‚ and gone through a lot herself

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    Assess the extent to which slavery was the principal cause of the American Civil War. The American Civil War of 1861 – 1865 occurred principally because of slavery. Although other catalysts contributed to the outbreak of war‚ all were inextricably bound to the institution of slavery‚ which ultimately upset the equilibrium between the North and the South. Economic differences highlighted through agriculture and industry‚ states rights and the admission of new states as slave or free and the constitution

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    David Thoreau Questioned the spiritual cost of the market revolution 15) Canals and railroads spurred the development of towns and cities along their route 16) Which mode of transportation had the most dramatic impact on American economic lide by 1850? railroad 17) This individual left England illegally and brought his cotton spinning machine constriction skills to the United States: Samuel Slater 18) While Eli Whitney’s role in developing the cotton gin is well known‚ he was also a pioneer

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