famed Seventh of March speech in 1850 resulted in [A] a shift toward compromise in the North. [B] Senate rejection of a fugitive-slave law. [C] a movement to draft him for the presidency. [D] condemnation by northern commercial interests. [E] charges of accepting bribes. 36. In the debates of 1850‚ Senator William H. Seward‚ as a representative of the northern Young Guard‚ argued that [A] John C. Calhoun’s compromise plan must be adopted to preserve the Union. [B] Christian legislators
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North harder than South because the South had cotton as a staple source of income; the North wanted free land from the government; drove Southerners closer to a showdown; caused an increase in tariffs; gave Republicans an issue for the election of 1860. 21. Homestead act – gave an applicant freehold title to up to 160 acres 22. Tariff of 1857 – a major tax reduction in the United States‚ creating a mid-century lowpoint for tariffs. 23. Abraham Lincoln – Senator and soon to be
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Sam White APUSH 2 Timeline Colonial Era (1620-1763) 1. 1620 Pilgrims land on Plymouth Rock 1.1. Mayflower Compact agrees to submit to will of the majority 1.2. Earliest democracy from puritan roots 2. 1691 Glorious (Bloodless Revolution) 2.1. Lead to Salutary Neglect 2.2. Allowed independence to flourish 3. 1670 Bacon’s Rebellion 3.1. Former indentured servants revolt 3.2. Early instance of class warfare 3.3. Indentured servitude begins to die off as popularity of slavery rises
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Abstract This paper explores the term coined by James G. Randall on 1940 “Blundering Generation”‚ which encompasses the “real” reasons that lead to the Civil War and blames the political leaders of the Era‚ the mistakes they made‚ their inability to compromise‚ and the way the Civil War was actually‚ and probably still is‚ romanticized (The Blundering Generation Revisited). Throughout the essay‚ I will analyze some of the events that justify Randall’s term‚ showing some key moments when politicians from
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debates (1858) 23 The “Little Giant” 24 “Freeport Doctrine” 25 John Brown 26 Harpers Ferry (1859) 27 1860 election 28 Douglas (No. Dem.) 29 John C. Breckinridge (So. Dem.) 30 John Bell (Const. Union) 31 William H. Seward 32 Lincoln (Rep.) 33 South Carolina secession (Dec 1860) 34 Confederate States of America (1861) 35 Jefferson Davis 36 Sen. James Henry Crittenden & compromise attempt
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country in a revolution. Earlier to 1860 the United States was already split into disagreeing sides fighting for power. Although these conflicts never reached the battlefield‚ the slave states and Free states were always competing for representation in congress. Both sides wanted more states for them to get more representation and more votes. To prevent too much conflict‚ they decided on numerous compromises such as the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850. Although these did cause less
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for a long time. This bad blood between the North and South has been going on for a long time. This whole controversy came into existence because of Lincoln’s election. The Republicans elected Lincoln as their presidential candidate around the year 1860. The feud happened right in their home country‚ the United States. This has developed because the North and South couldn’t get along on just one topic‚ and that topic is slavery. Therefore‚ the southern states seceded because the
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AP Questions‚ 1980-2007 1 List of AP and AP-related questions from the past twenty-seven years. [Compiled by Steve Armstrong] (Updated‚ May 14‚ 2007) Questions labeled “AP” are Copyright © 1980-2005 College Entrance Examination Board and Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. 1607-1763 AP 2007 Alternate The Colonial Period The French and Indian War (1754-1763) altered the relationship between Britain and its North American colonies. Assess this change with regard to TWO of the following
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"Manifest Destiny" is a phrase that expressed the belief that the United States had a divinely inspired mission to expand‚ spreading its form of democracy and freedom.The phrase "Manifest Destiny" was first used primarily by Jackson Democrats in the 1840s to promote the annexation of much of what is now the Western United States (the Oregon Territory‚ the Texas Annexation‚ and the Mexican Cession). Slavery‚ the exploitation of Africans for hard labor‚ was also growing vastly in popularity during
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fracturing of the United States and the beginning of the Civil War were driven by a combination of deep-rooted issues‚ including the contentious debate over slavery and states’ rights‚ economic disparities between the North and South‚ and the failure of compromise efforts to reconcile these conflicting interests. The institution of slavery was at the center of the growing divide between the Northern and Southern states. As the country grew
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