Bleeding Kansas is a term used to describe the period of violence during the settling of the Kansas territory. The period of violence in 1854 is called‚ "The Bleeding Kansas". The Missouri Compromise was overturned and became the "Kansas-Nebraska Act. This new act would let the residents decide whether the area would become a slave state or a free state. Of all the Union States Kansas suffered the most casualties because of the issues of slavery being divided. Free-state settlers and proslavery
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17‚ 18‚ and 19 Study Guide 12/5/12 1. The presidents from these chapters (list on the back of your Chapter 19 outline) a. Harrison (1841) – died after 4 weeks in office; elected from the Whig party because leader Henry Clay and Daniel Webster planned on controlling his presidential power. b. Tyler- not a Whig more of a democrat; passed a law ending the independent treasury system‚ c. Polk- four point mission: lower the tariff‚ restore the independent treasury‚ clear up Oregon border issue‚
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causes and some of them were immediate causes. The long term causes were the problems that seemed to never be solved between the North and South. Slavery for instance was a long term problem because it was never completely solved; however continuous compromises were made between both sides‚ but the disagreements would not disappear. On the other hand‚ the immediate causes were the problems in which guaranteed that the North and South would have a Civil War. These causes include The Fugitive Slave Act‚
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"Manifest Destiny" is a phrase that expressed the belief that the United States had a divinely inspired mission to expand‚ spreading its form of democracy and freedom.The phrase "Manifest Destiny" was first used primarily by Jackson Democrats in the 1840s to promote the annexation of much of what is now the Western United States (the Oregon Territory‚ the Texas Annexation‚ and the Mexican Cession). Slavery‚ the exploitation of Africans for hard labor‚ was also growing vastly in popularity during
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Otto Von Bismarck and the events of the 1860’s played a very significant role to the unification of Germany by 1871. Some historians dispute upon the concept that Bismarck was solely a “master planner”‚ arguing that he was in fact a pragmatist or an opportunist meaning that he took advantage of the situations around such as the conditions of the countries. Historian Mosse notes that due to the conditions of intentional opposing countries (such as; Russia‚ Britain‚ France and Austria) Bismarck was
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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 Whigs met in Philadelphia and chose Zachary
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1850 President Taylor adopted a form of popular sovereignty when dealing with the issue of slavery. He essentially made California a free state. a. Proposal (clay) i. Henry Clay was very weary of this crisis. He created a new compromise that challenged Taylor’s leadership of the Whig party. ii. In January of 1850‚ Clay got Daniel Webster to support him in creating a new comprehensive settlement to all the political issues regarding slavery. It was 8 resolutions long
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How did the tensions of the 1860s show the human side of the Civil War? Three perspectives of the Civil War were the children‚ African Americans‚ and the medical staff. Most of the effects of the tensions made were not good. One side of the Civil War were the children. Tens of thousands of fathers were killed in the war. This caused many children to become orphans‚ causing the opening of many orphanages all across America. Some children wanted to become soldiers and they would slip through the cracks
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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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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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