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    The years of 1800 to 1850 were years of transition when it became hard for people to adjust to the swift changes in technology‚ population‚ economic growth and culture. This immense growth had deep impact on social‚ economic and religious system‚ which in turn caused conflicts between North and South‚ which later led to civil war. While North America was flourishing with urbanization and industrialization‚ South America‚ on the other side showed remarkably less urbanization. Both wanted to expand

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    Sectional Compromises in the 19th Century There are two mind paths to choose when considering the statement that the compromises of the 1800s were not really compromises‚ but sectional sellouts by the North‚ that continually gave in to the South’s wishes. The first is that the compromises really were compromises‚ and the second is that the compromises were modes of the North selling out. Really‚ there is only one correct mind path of these two‚ and that is that the North sold out during

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    The political compromise during the period of 1820 to 1860 was unable to reduce sectional tension during this time period. According to Tom Meltzer and Jean H. Bennett‚ in their book CRACKING THE AP U.S. HISTORY EXAM‚ “The new period of expansion resulted in a national debate over slavery‚ as would every period of expansion to follow until the Civil War resolved the slavery question.” The Missouri Compromise‚ the Compromise of 1850‚ and… were just a quick fix for the inevitable to come‚ the civil

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    Constitution DBQ (rewrite) Prompt: Various concerns lead to the demise of the Articles of Confederation and the adoption of the United States Constitution. Discuss these concerns and the compromises that were made to arrive at the Constitution that is still in place today in the United States. The Articles of Confederation established the first governmental structure unifying the thirteen colonies and went into effect on March 1‚ 1781. Its purpose was to create a confederation of states where

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    Missouri Compromise of 1820

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    The Missouri Compromise of 1820 In November of 1818‚ Missouri petitioned Congress for statehood and ignited a controversy over slavery and a balance of power in the Senate that would span two sessions of Congress and threaten the dissolution of the Union and a civil war. Prior to the Missouri question‚ the Union had eleven Free states and eleven slave states‚ each with two Senators. The Missouri Territory‚ carved out of land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803‚ covered an expanse of land

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    Philadelphia and discussed how they can approve on the Confederation. Eventually they came up with the Constitution of Independence and the Bill of Rights. Before the Constitution was created there was a lot of arguing and compromising done. Without compromise it would be impossible to create the Constitution. The first problem that had to be solved to create the new government was to have a federal army. The larger problem with that was the federal government had no power and the states had all the

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    obtain the goal. Niccolo Machiavelli responds in the book The Prince that moral compromise is justified in politics. On the other hand‚ Thomas More the author of Utopia believes that moral compromise is justified in politics to an extent. A character in Utopia‚ Raphael Hythloday‚ believes that moral compromises are not justified in politics. To begin‚ Niccolo Machiavelli responds in the book The Prince that moral compromise is justified in politics. Quoted in the text‚ “In the actions of all men‚ and

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    Tolerance Without Compromise Michael Wold “What is the difference between tolerance and compromise?” The difference between the two is simple‚ but usually overlooked. The definition for tolerance is as follows: “to put up with; to bear; to endure.” The definition for compromise is as follows: “to give up (one ’s own interest‚ principles‚ or integrity.” Do you see the difference? This should help: Christians should receive the outcasts of society‚ the prostitutes‚ the homosexuals‚ the abandoned and

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    What are two problems of the Great Compromise according to the anti-federalists? The Great Compromise or “Connecticut Compromise”‚ is the result of two plans in one. It consists of the New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan‚ in order to satisfy both large and small states. The Great Compromise is made of two house legislatures‚ the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Senate gratifies smaller states by having

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    The 1820 Missouri Compromise Slavery and the Civil War By Stephen Waters Research Task- Describe the role of the 1820 Missouri Compromise in the campaign against slavery! The 1820 Missouri Compromise played a large role in the campaign against slavery. In 1819 Missouri became a statehood and congress considered framing a state constitution‚ with this a representative attempted to add a anti-slavery legislation with it. This is what started the process of the campaign against slavery

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