In the mid-1800s‚ there was conflict surrounding the idea of slavery. This conflict led to a division of the nation and had a huge impact on the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln. Slavery was considered necessary in the Southern States‚ but as a united nation both the North and the South couldn’t have their way. The Northern States wanted to prohibit slavery‚ however the Southern States wanted to allow slavery. This led to many disputes‚ violent uproars‚ and protest throughout the nation. In 1854
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resolve their political disputes through compromise‚ yet by 1860 this no longer seemed possible. This is because of Taxes‚ slavery‚ Manifest Destiny‚ Texas Migration‚ development of new Political parties. Before 1860 United States had one third of the territory that we have today. United States was divided into two parts‚ north and south. Between the North and South there were disputes about slavery. Then Henry Clay came up with the 36 60 line(Missouri Compromise). this line distinguished the difference
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As a country we know that there are many reasons and situations that started the civil war. However‚ many continue to debate over the ultimate causes of the Civil War. James McPherson wrote that‚ " The Civil War started because of the uncompromising differences between the free and slave states over the power of the national government to prohibit slavery in the territories that had not yet become states (civilwar.org). After Lincoln won the election in 1860 he was the first Republican pledging
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caused the beginning of the Civil War. Many acts and comprises as Kansas Nebraska Act‚ Bleeding Kansas‚ Compromise of 1850 and the new Fugitive Slave Law. These acts prove that slavery was the cause of the civil war. The Kansas Nebraska Act was a act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska‚ opening new lands for settlement‚ and had the effect of repealing the Missouri Compromise of 1820 by allowing settlers in those territories to determine through Popular Sovereignty whether they
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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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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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Midterm Review ACTS‚ AMENDMENTS Amendments: 1. Freedom of Religion‚ Speech‚ Press‚ Assembly‚ and Petition. 2. Right to keep‚ bear arms. 3. No lodging troops in private homes. 4. No unlawful search or seizures. 5. Criminal proceedings – Guarantees Due Process of Law. No Double Jeopardy. No self-crimination. 6. Criminal Proceedings – Right to speedy and fair trial. Must inform defendant of charges. Right to attorney and fair impartial jury. 7. Trial by Jury in Civil cases where value exceeds
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Slaveries effects on North America Slavery was present in the United States from the moment the declaration of independence was signed. It ’s presence during this critical time period of development in the United States‚ from the day the United States was founded and beforehand allowed for it to interweave itself in almost all aspects of America; primarily economically‚ politically‚ and socially. Slavery impacted America in numerous ways‚ from the political balancing act of free and slave states
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In 1834‚ Dred Scott‚ a slave‚ had been taken to Illinois‚ a free state‚ and then Wisconsin territory‚ where the Missouri Compromise of 1820 prohibited slavery. Scott lived in Wisconsin with his master‚ Dr. John Emerson‚ for several years before returning to Missouri‚ a slave state. In 1846‚ after Emerson died‚ Scott sued his master’s widow for his freedom on the grounds that he had lived as a resident of a free state and territory. He won his suit in a lower court‚ but the Missouri supreme court
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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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