by the compromises. However‚ conflict over slavery gradually intensified‚ strengthening the northern and the southern causes. Some historians argue that slavery was the primary cause of the American Civil War. I believe this statement is half true but half false. Even though slavery was the cause of the civil war‚ the primary cause was not slavery‚ it was the territorial expansion. First of all‚ to make it clear‚ it is not wrong that slavery was the cause of the Civil War. As John C. Calhoun stated
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On July 9‚ 1850‚ President Zachary Taylor died after a brief illness. He had attended a ceremony at the unfinished Washington Monument on July 4. For several hours‚ the President sat under the blazing sun‚ listening to various speakers‚ before he took a walk by the Potomac River and retired to the White House around 4:00pm. There he drank iced water and chilled milk and ate cherries and other fruits. Taylor did not feel well that evening‚ but conducted business the next day. By July 6‚ however‚ Taylor’s
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The Oregon Trail is a 2‚000 mile route for large wagons. The trail began by fur trappers and traders from 1811 to 1840. The only way you could pass was by foot or on a horse. By the 1846-1869 the trail was used by about 400‚000 settlers‚ ranchers‚ farmers‚ miners‚ and businessmen and their families. William Clark founded the path but it wasn’t discovered until 1859 that they could actually walk the path that connected the Missouri River to the Columbia River. The West part of the trail connected
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William Seward spoke of an "irrepressible conflict" between slavery and freedom‚ and Abraham Lincoln announced that the nation could not be "permanently half-slave and half-free." Both were suggesting that conflict and disunion over the slavery issue were inevitable. Were they right? Was a peaceful‚ nonpartisan solution impossible? Was a policy of moderation doomed to fail? Would it have made much difference whether the nation was led by moderates or fanatics? 2. Repeated sectional compromises‚ in
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Henry Clay and the American System · Lawyer and Politician who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives. · Clay was a dominant figure in both the First and Second Party systems‚ aside from being a war hawk. · The American System was was an economic plan that played a prominent role in American policy during the first half of the 19th century. · Clay fought for an increase in tariffs to foster industry in the United States‚ attempted to build and maintain
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Sumter‚ and the war was ended by the Confederate Armies surrendering in 1865. The slavery debate revolved around many vital issues. The slavery debate will be discussed through the growing friction between the Confederacy and the Union‚ the Compromise of 1850‚ the Dred Scott case‚ as well as the Lincoln-Douglas debates. The Union was industrialized and had a much better economy‚ opposed to the Confederacy
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GUIDE TOPIC RATIONALE Colonial Society Occurs about every two years American Revolution: causes‚ impact and results 1999 DBQ; 2004 FRQ (society) Articles of Confederation 2003 FRQ; 2005 DBQ (indirect) Constitution: events leading to; provisions & compromises; Not since 1991 & 1984 ratification debate (2005 DBQ; Form B FRQ) Federalist Era: 1789-1801 2002 FRQ; 2005 DBQ (indirect) Jeffersonian Democracy 2002 FRQ War of 1812: causes‚ results‚ impact on society No question ever! Jacksonian Era: 1828-1848
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AP US History Presidental Review Washington (1789-1797) Judiciary Act of 1749 Supreme court used right to declare a law unconstitutional Whiskey Rebellion taxed whiskey- excise tax on whiskey of the westerners- tax used to centralize and fund National debt Roles of Jefferson‚ Madison and Hamilton Jefferson- Secretary of State Hamilton- Secretary of Treasury Madison- Presidental advisor and friend French Revolution Period of radical social and political upheaval
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to end the practice in one fell swoop. Missouri compromise: Unable to stop the spread of slavery altogether‚ abolitionists at least were able to restrict its spread. Mexican War: A setback for the anti-slavery forces‚ as slavery was permitted in the newly absorbed territories‚ which lay below the line set in the Missouri Compromise. This helped galvanize both sides‚ beginning a process that would make war inevitable. Compromise of 1850. An attempt to deal with some of the slavery related
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