John C. Calhoun was born in Abbeville‚ South Carolina on March 18th‚ 1782 and he supported his family whenever his father was ill when he was still a child. In 1807‚ John became a lawyer and was soon elected to congress in 1810 where he was openly a “war hawk” or someone who wanted to go to war with Great Britain for independence‚ and in 1812 he got his wish when the war of 1812 began. During the war‚ he raised troops so that he could support congress which made him a nationalist and he fought for
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Civil disobedience: conscientious and public opposition of law or government demands to influence legislation of government policy. Coined by the renowned Henry David Thoreau and built upon the freedoms of speech‚ press‚ and assembly‚ civil disobedience is used worldwide by citizens to voice themselves to the government. Breaches of law have not only been prominent in Thoreau’s era‚ Martin Luther King Jr.’s era‚ but now‚ in current opposition against President Trump’s inauguration. As with every
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became known in the summer of 1845 when a newspaper editor‚ John O’Sullivan stated‚ “Our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions." Throughout the years of 1800 to 1850‚ there were many events‚
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In the period between the drafting of the Constitution and the start of the Civil War‚ compromise was a main part in the governing of the United States. The Constitution itself is often referred to as a “bundle of compromises” and because of the effectiveness of these compromises it has been able to withstand time and continue to be the main source of our government. Conflict arose even after the Constitution and compromises were made to try to keep the Union together and decrease tensions between
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The rupture in the United States that the argument over slavery had made was far too deep and wide to be mended by compromises alone. During the early 1800s‚ Americans were optimistic about fixing the slavery issue by passing laws and bills that satisfied both the North and South‚ but they were proved largely ineffective. It seems that sectionalism had begun to overcome nationalism. Northerners tended to not only disagree with themselves having to comply with fugitive slave laws and with slavery
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Document-Based Question 1 While Manifest Destiny and territorial expansion created conflict with foreign nations‚ including the Mexican-American War (1846-1848)‚ and within the United States‚ it worked to unify the United States from 1830 to 1860 by strengthening the nation as a whole‚ creating economic opportunities for people from all different walks of life‚ and expanding the United States through the annexation of Texas and the acquisition of California from Mexico. The United States became
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Changes in American Life from 1790 to 1840 The period between 1790 and 1840 marked significant changes in American culture and society. Between significant events that caused major change‚ gradual cultural evolution was constantly occurring. Social pressures‚ technological advancements‚ and the democratization of various customs of life spurred these changes. Before 1800‚ it was common for both adults and children to drink alcohol primarily. People used it as a mid-day energizer and in many cases
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Europe came to the North and fueled the labor supply. The large amounts of money to be made in cotton had important effects on the South. By the 1830s‚ cotton was the major cash crop in Alabama‚ Mississippi‚ Louisiana‚ Georgia‚ and Texas. By the 1850s‚ cotton was king in the South. The southern cotton crops were important to the entire nation. This was only possible through slave labor. The textile industry in the New England states developed rapidly because the South could supply it with more cotton
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Missouri Compromise In 1819‚ the territory of Missouri applied for statehood. It was the first new state to be taken from the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. The issue of Missouri attempting to become a state sparked much debate and controversy. The debate in Congress was mainly about sectional power and not whether slavery was right or wrong. The people from the North disagreed with the added representation in Congress and in the Electoral College. Since Missouri would be a slave
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The North and South of the U.S. were always very different. The North was materialistic‚ individualistic‚ and had great faith in progress‚ while the South was traditional and valued honor and family loyalty. Southerners relied on slavery and farming to support their economy‚ whereas the North relied on factories‚ which prospered quickly. Because the South was slower than the North in creating a “unified market economy and a regional transportation network”‚ they relied financially on the North. Slavery
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