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    Disputes: 1820-1860 Political Disputes use to be handled out calmly‚ but as the years went by‚ people from both the North and the South had political disputes as well as personal disputes (physical arguments). In the time period of the Missouri Compromise‚ (In 1820)‚ political and personal disputes began to rise in both the North and South. Disagreements use to be settled out very calmly‚ but soon disagreements became out of hand. The North and South had personal disputes. In the Compromise of 1850

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    the civil war was slavery through people’s reactions and actions to the Compromise of 1850‚ John Brown’s raid on Harper Ferry‚ and the expansion to the west. The compromise of 1850 was the first reason the Civil War was caused. The Compromise of 1850 was a solution to California’s wanting to enter the union and ended up upsetting the balance between slave and free states. On the website American Historama it says “The Compromise of 1850 was an attempt to smooth out the confrontation between the slave

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    The Compromise of 1850 was an effort to pacify the rising tensions between the north and the south. The issue of slavery was becoming a problem that none could overlook. This bitter rivalry was heating up even more so after the Mexican-American war. America won substantial amount of land‚ which stretched all the way to Mexico City. This land would give the south a grand portion of political power‚ surpassing the North. Henry Clay‚ supported by President Fillmore‚ created a compromise with the purpose

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    Compromise of 1877 The Compromise of 1877 showed the end of reconstruction. Reconstruction was a failure because the United States had failed to Economically get the south back up on its feet. Also It failed in because Harper Rutherford became president and new government approach was made. Appointing a new democrat to the cabinet was one of the deals of the Compromise of 1877. When the Compromise of 1877 happened Redeemers resumed political control of the south continuing to treat the blacks badly

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    Wilmot Proviso/Compromise of 1850 The Wilmot Proviso came about when President Polk asked Congress for $2 million dollars‚ during the Mexican War‚ in an attempt to buy peace with Mexico. This Proviso named after its sponsor David Wilmot‚ an antislavery Democrat from Pennsylvania‚ was an attempt by opponents of slavery to prevent slaves to be introduction into the newly purchased territories from Mexico after the war. The proviso passed the House but not the Senate due to the Southern take on

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    DBQ Essay: The Success of Missouri Compromise The Missouri Compromise‚ one of the most known agreements in American history‚ was an attempt presented by Henry Clay in calming sectional division between the Northern and Southern states over the issue of slavery. While the Missouri Compromise found a temporary solution in regards to representation resulting in twelve free states and twelve slave states(G)‚ it also‚ however‚ ignited the strong feelings‚ opinions‚ and justifications of two opposing

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    The Compromise of 1850 & Fredrick Douglas The Compromise of 1850 was primarily about the future of slavery in the new territories and the Union. Out of the Compromise of 1850 came “The Fugitive Slave Law”‚ which gave owners of escaped slaves the power and the resources to procure their escaped slaves. It constituted one of its provisions was controversial federal laws that intended to pacify the slaveholding south and enraged the Northern abolitionist and ultimately provoked the Civil War. The

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    The Missouri Compromise was created in 1820 to put an end to the conflict between the slave and non-slave states‚ however‚ it only caused the conflict to worsen. The dispute began to get worse and worse‚ eventually making the sectionalism between the North and South increase. The Missouri Compromise ignited sectionalism within the United States‚ which further contributed to a terrible War. In 1820‚ Missouri was petitioning to become a slave state‚ however‚ the imbalance of power in the south was

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    Antebellum Period Compromise of 1850 was an agreement designed to ease tensions caused by the expansion of slavery‚ just like a brother and sister makes an agreement with each other to share time in the bathroom to eliminated fighting with one another. The Underground Railroad is a network of escape routes that provided protection and transportation for slaves. A brother and sister might hide their CD’s so the other one will not scratch or break them. Popular Sovereignty is the policies

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    The three-fifths compromise was system in between the states to determine a person who is enslaved as a three-fifths of a person. The south was overpopulated and continued to grow due to slavery James Wilson proposed this in 1787 and this showed how proslavery was forced during those times. Because the Virginia Plan was denied‚ the three-fifths compromise was suggested and made the cut for the south to be powerfully represented in the House of Representatives and have too much power when electing

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