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    questions: b. 1. The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)‚ the writers of the Virginia Plan wanted a bicameral legislature with both houses controlled by population The writers of the New Jersey Plan wanted a unicameral legislature in which everyone had the same amount of representatives. The Connecticut delegates came up with the Great Plan ‚ a bicameral legislature‚ with one house controlled by population‚ the other would have two representatives from each state. The 3/5 Compromise‚ this was done to

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    incident‚ 1856 * Lecompton Constitution‚ 1857 * "Popular Sovereignty" * Lincoln-Douglass Debates‚ 1858 * Lincoln’s "House Divided" 
Speech‚ 1858 * Freeport Doctrine‚ 1858 * PresidentialElectionof1860 * Crittenden Compromise‚ 1860 * Secession. 1860 | Part I. * Shay’s Rebellion‚ 1786 * Northwest Ordinance‚ 1787 * Whiskey Rebellion‚ 1794 * Alien and Sedition Acts‚ 1798 * Virginia and Kentucky 
Resolutions‚ 1798-99 * The Louisiana Purchase

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    impact on all politics through the events it created. Some such events are the Compromise of 1850‚ the Election 1852‚ the Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ the Lincoln-Douglass Debates‚ and the Election of 1860. The impacts of these events were great on the political parties of the Whigs‚ Republicans and Free-Soilers. The greatest impact of slavery on the Whigs party took place on the last few years of its existence. The Compromise of 1850‚ which was the solution to the conflict of having California being accepted

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    As you know‚ we are going through the Great Compromise. Congress cannot decide whether or not it is fair to adopt the New Jersey Plan‚ or the Virginia Plan. This compromise (An agreement with two sides or more‚ where every side gives up some of what they may want.) is one that potentially will shape the future government. You might be in between the two plans‚ but after you read this‚ you’ll know why you should choose the New Jersey Plan. This plan is about having an organized government‚ and the

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    opposing sides‚ like found in the Compromise of 1850 (Doc 1). The Compromise attempted to alleviate the slavery situation that arose when California fulfilled the requirements to become an official state. The admittance of California threw off the Great Compromise and the Missouri Compromise. To counter that change‚ the Compromise made the New Mexico and Utah Territories free to become slave states via allowing them popular sovereignty. To add to the South-positive compromises‚ the Fugitive Slave Laws (Doc

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    The North and South of the U.S. were always very different. The North was materialistic‚ individualistic‚ and had great faith in progress‚ while the South was traditional and valued honor and family loyalty. Southerners relied on slavery and farming to support their economy‚ whereas the North relied on factories‚ which prospered quickly. Because the South was slower than the North in creating a “unified market economy and a regional transportation network”‚ they relied financially on the North. Slavery

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    Today when people complain about the state of American politics‚ they often mention the dominance of the Democratic and Republican Parties or the sharp split between red and blue states. But while it may seem like both of these things have been around forever‚ the situation looked quite different in 1850‚ with the Republican Party not yet existing‚ and support for the dominant Democrats and Whigs cutting across geographic divides. The collapse of this second party system was at the center of the

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    Slaveries effects on North America Slavery was present in the United States from the moment the declaration of independence was signed. It ’s presence during this critical time period of development in the United States‚ from the day the United States was founded and beforehand allowed for it to interweave itself in almost all aspects of America; primarily economically‚ politically‚ and socially. Slavery impacted America in numerous ways‚ from the political balancing act of free and slave states

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    Manifest Destiny: Manifest Destiny was a wide belief held in the United States in the 19th century‚ it was beliefed that American settlers were destined to expand throught the continent. Manitfest Destiny came from the idea that it was their job to reedeme the old world. Mexican American War: In 1846-1848 the first U.S. armed conflict fought on foreign soil happened‚ the Mexican-American War. The administration of the President‚ James Polk‚ believed they had a "manifest destiny" to spread across

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    Jinpyung Suh ​Once in America‚ there was a time when Eastern South and Eastern North were divided. This division during 1800 to 1850 is one of the important events in American history. There are few reasons for this division such as slavery compromise‚ pursuit of ideal government‚ and also the western expansion. It will make members of the society to be curious why the territorial expansion influenced to the sections between the North and the South‚ but‚ actually‚ the westward expansion played

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