Although the American Civil War mainly occurred because of slavery‚ the fact is that slavery had a lot to do with economic and social issues. By the year of 1860‚ the North and the South was developed into extremely different sections. There was opposing social‚ economic‚ and political points of view‚ starting back into colonial periods‚ and it slowly drove the two regions farther in separate directions. The two sections tried to force its point of view on the nation as a whole. Even though
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Academic Vocabulary implications effects of a decision Section Summary ELECTION OF 1852 In the presidential election of 1852‚ the Democrats nominated Franklin Pierce. He was not a wellknown politician‚ however his promise to honor the Compromise of 1850 assured him many southern votes. Pierce ran against Whig candidate Winfield Scott. Pierce’s win over Scott was resounding. When the votes were counted‚ it was discovered that out of the 31 states‚ 27 voted for Pierce. Why was Franklin Pierce
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Deyon Keaton Sotnick Chapter 13: Immigration‚ Expansion‚ and Sectional Conflict‚ 1840-1848 I. Introduction: After the murder of Joseph Smith‚ Brigham Young led the main body of Mormons from Illinois to a new homeland in the Great Salt Lake valley. In part‚ Young’s aim was to flee persecution by Gentiles (non-Mormons). Reasons for Mormons to head west: (1) Deseret lay outside the United States; and Smith’s murder had led many Mormons to conclude that they could no longer live along
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What caused the American Civil War? It is amazing that even today‚ nearly 150 years after the Civil War started‚ there is passionate debate regarding the "cause" of the Civil War. Consider this: It is a fact that when the armies for the North and South were first formed‚ only a small minority of the soldiers on either side would have declared that the reason they joined the army was to fight either "for" or "against" slavery. However‚ equally true is the statement: "Had there been no slavery‚ there
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In 1850 the law was passed with a strict interpretation‚ if a runaway slave escapes to a Northern state‚ they can be captured‚ and be returned to their Southern owners. Southerners were beyond happy with his new law‚ mostly because these cases were put under
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Political Outcomes of the Mexican – American War Post the Mexican – American War in 1846‚ there would be a plethora of political change that would be inevitable for the Mexicans‚ and the Americans. These changes would bring about a divide between the two countries that would keep them in a rivalry spanning over numerous decades. However‚ before this rivalry could occur‚ something would be needed to induce it. The Mexicans and the Americans would fight against each other for over a year until a
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The American Civil War was the bloodiest American War‚ which placed brother against brother and tested the will of the Union. There were many causes to the breakup of the Union in 1860 to1861‚ but there are three that stood out the most. Many people believe that the Civil War was a war fought solely over slavery‚ but the reality was it was fought on several fronts. The three main causes were: the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ the decision of the Dred Scott case‚ and the South’s cultural influenced
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economies made their money in two totally different ways. The North made their money by big industries. The South used the cold-blooded system of slavery. The United States fought a Civil War because of sectionalism‚ slavery and compromises ignoring previous compromises. The United fought a Civil War because of sectionalism. “ They started many tobacco plantations and brought in black slaves from Africa to provide most of the labor. “ the North’s economy came to depend more on trade than on agriculture
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It was his wish for the institution of slavery to eventually be ended‚ but understood it’s importance to the lives of Southerners. Early in 1854‚ Stephan A. Douglas routinely introduced a bill to the United States Senate to repeal the Missouri Compromise and allow the locals of the Nebraska Territory to decide whether their territories would be free states or slave states. Douglas’ bill would be enacted‚ but it would cause a “storm” of protests in the North. Northerners‚ for the most part‚ came
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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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