Terms to Know 13th Amendment: Abolished slavery. First of three "Reconstruction Amendments" passed after Civil War (1865-70) 14th Amendment: (1) All persons born in the U.S. are citizens; (2) no person can be deprived of life‚ liberty or property without due process of law; (3) no state can deprive a person of equal protection of the laws. Second of three "Reconstruction Amendments" passed after Civil War. 15th Amendment: States cannot deny any person the right to vote because of race. Third
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Caroline Simon Liz Fleischer Analyze the effectiveness of political compromise in reducing sectional tensions in the period 1820-1861. I. Introduction 1. Background Information a. sectional tensions had been causing disjunction between the North and the South ever since the the country’s founding b. political compromises were supposed to fix the issues but usually only led to temporary resolving of the problems c. slavery was the cause of the sectional tensions d. while cotton was king
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mentioned in Document A‚ Senator John C. Calhoun says in his speech‚ “I have‚ Senators‚ believed from the first that the agitation of the subject of slavery would‚ if not prevented by some timely and effective measure‚ end in disunion.” Since Senator Calhoun was pro slavery‚ he argue that slavery was the cause for the North and the South to separate‚ as mentioned in the quote‚ and have conflicts with each other. Document B talks about the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 which states that any runaway slave
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established with the triumph over Mexico. With this reimbursement arose the matter of slavery and whether these new lands would set up a slave system. In the article Compromise of 1850‚ the author talks about how the” Divisions over slavery in territory gained in the Mexican-American War (1846-48) were resolved in the Compromise of 1850. It consisted of laws admitting California as a free state‚ creating Utah and New Mexico territories with the question of slavery in each to be determined by popular
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south‚ imbalance was unacceptable. II. Compromise of 1850 1. Henry Clay of Kentucky proposed a compromise that would later become the Compromise of 1850. 2. The compromise drew attack‚ especially regarding California. b. John C. Calhoun asked that the slave states be allowed to secede from the Union. 3. A compromise was enacted that year and seemed to settle most disputes between free and slave states. 4. With the Compromise of 1850‚ Texas agreed to give up its land claims
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States and abroad Indian Slavery- during the Gold Rush‚ the Indians were exploited in a way that resembled slavery Daniel Webster- leading American statesman during the nation’s Antebellum Period. He first rose to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests Zachary Taylor- 12th President of the United States; died in office (1784-1850) Fugitive Salve Act- provided harsh punishments for people who helped slaves run away. It also forced people living in free
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Pre-Civil War Study Guide Missouri Compromise- (Louisiana Purchase) Issue – Mo. wants to come in as a slave state. Problem- This would upset the balance of free and slave states in Congress Compromise (Henry Clay)- • Let Mo. come in as a slave state • Let Maine come in as a free state • No slavery above the 36 30 line of latitude Mexican War/Mexican Cession – As a result of the war America got California and much of the SW. (Mexican Cession)
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This led to the Webster-Haynes debate and the South Carolina Convention. In the Webster-Haynes debate‚ they argued back and forth about things such as indirect taxation and the spokesman for South Carolina in this debate was Robert Y. Haynes. “Sir‚ I may be singular — perhaps I stand alone here in the
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authority than the federal government. However‚ the party’s opponents (the future leaders of the Democratic-Republicans) wished for a greater power to be granted to America’s states. These clashing opinions were soothed by the Bill of Rights‚ a compromise that checks and limits the federal government’s power. Nevertheless‚ a well-defined Federalist Party did not exist before 1794. After George Washington’s inauguration in 1789‚ Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton proposed a plan that would
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believed in a strong central government‚ supported the BUS‚ and were willing to compromise on the issue of slavery. Ultimately‚ the Whig party was just another name for the previous
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