Kaitlin Fernlund Martig Period 2 DBQ In 1782 Americans won their independence from Britain in the American Revolution. After the colonies won their independence‚ Americans created the Constitution. Its purpose was to replace the Articles of Confederation and solve its problems and more importantly to bring the states together under a single document creating a stronger union of all the states. During the period of 1850‚ until 1861 when the Confederate States of America was formed‚ the union
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.In the historical speeches “No compromise with the evil slavery 1854” by William Lloyd Garrison‚” The Mudsoill Theory” by James Henry Hammond and Abraham Lincoln’s “House Divided” speeches relates to abolish slavery . Slaves were treated differently than others.for example ‚ William used statistics as in slaves were treated like “dogs in the streets‚ the swine in the pens ‚ or the utensils in our dwelling”. This has an impact as if religious wise. Is this a disappointment to our Heavenly father
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ideal to plant crops like tobacco‚ cotton‚ rice‚ and indigo. Because farm work was so profitable to the Southerners‚ 80 percent of the southern population was working on farms. The northern soil and climate did not favor large plantations. In fact‚ by 1860‚ one quarter of all northerners were living in urban areas because that is where the factories and
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“A slave could be punished and kept as property‚ but a free person could not.” From 1833 to 1843‚ he lived in the free state of in Illinois and in a part of the Louisiana Territory‚ where slavery was prohibited by the Missouri Compromise of 1820. The Missouri compromise controlled slavery in the western territories by prohibiting slavery in the former Louisiana Territory which was north of the parallel 36°30′ north‚ except in the borders of the Missouri territory which was a proposed state. After
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The Fugitive Slave Act was one of the five acts contained in the Compromise of 1850. The highly controversial new law required the return of all runaway slaves to their masters. The recovery of runaway slaves was now under Federal Jurisdiction. Federal Marshalls were now bound by duty to return any runaway and also now had the authority to require assistance from any individual. If the assistance was not provided‚ the individual faced prosecution and fines. The law also stripped runaway slaves
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and Free states North in 1800s. South states were the agricultural area so they needed slaves and support it‚ but not the North state. Several disputes exists‚ Congress performed compromises to settle these disputes. But these compromises could not hold for longer. (1820 - 1861: HOLDING THE UNION TOGETHER) Missouri Compromise in 1820‚ Nat Turner’s Rebellion in 1831‚
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It can be said that in a democracy‚ unity among the many cannot exist without compromise. Following the conclusion of the American Revolutionary War in 1776‚ the Articles of Confederation (the “Articles”) were written to allay fears about‚ and promote liberty‚ for its citizens‚ by legitimizing the rights of individual states. However‚ the Articles provided such restrictive powers for the underfunded national government to counteract deficiencies‚ that the union was at risk of collapse. A series of
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New Jersey Plan. Each of these had advantages and disadvantages for each of the sides. Overall‚ the Virginia Plan favored the larger states‚ while the New Jersey Plan favored the small states. Eventually both sides decided on the Great Compromise. The Great Compromise solved the problem of representation because all states were able to receive equal power in congress. This enabled larger states in the House to have power over taxes and spending‚ while smaller states in the Senate could check the house’s
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major conflicts over slavery within the new territories. These conflicts would continue up until The Missouri Compromise of 1820‚ which would temporarily solve these issues. On top of highlighting issues regarding slavery‚ this expansion would also ultimately contribute to the economic crisis of 1819‚ which was the first major economic downfall in Americas history. The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. This law also prohibited slavery
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3/5 Clause a compromise? The 3/5 Clause was a compromise because it gave slave states the right to count slaves as three-fifths of a person in order to pad their representation in the House but denied any right of citizenship to those slaves. States’ leaders chose to compromise rather than tear the US apart. 4. Why did the balance of free and slave states have to be maintained? North and south both feared that the other would overpower it in Congress. 5. How does the Compromise of 1820 accomplish
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