Austin E. Industrialization DBQ Identify the issues raised by the growth of Manchester and analyze the various reactions to those issues over the course of the nineteenth century. Thesis: Industrialization rapidly changed the city of Manchester during the nineteenth century. The city experienced both positive and negative effects as a result of being industrialized. The factories caused many health issues for Manchester as a whole such as polluting rivers and filling the air with smog. These
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1987 DBQ The misinterpretation and different views of what was stated in the Constitution contributed to the sectional discord‚ tension and failure of the Union. The Constitution was written almost a century before all these problems occurred‚ they could not have foreseen such issues back then. Although the Constitution was written very well for that time period‚ it does unfortunately contribute to the failing of the Union. The Constitution was written so it could be interpreted differently by
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The Constitution was originally thought of as an instrument of national unity‚ but by the 1850s‚ that thought was debatable. The document was interpreted differently in the North than in the South‚ which naturally created tensions. The North and the South’s argument was whether or not slavery was constitutional. The Constitution did not say anything upfront about slavery‚ which caused problems and confusion. However‚ the Constitution was not a source of sectional discord‚ and it did not contribute
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territories. Henry Clay (the Secretary of State at that time) tried to end the war by introducing a series of bills called The Compromise of 1850. The Compromise had five laws that were put in place to help the Northern Free States and the Southern Slave States come to a natural balance. In September 9‚ 1850‚ the government passed three of the laws from the Compromise of 1850. The first three bills were regarding territory between New Mexico and Utah‚ in addition to adding California to the Union. Then on
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When Manchester first built its big mechanized cotton machine‚ it became the leading textile manufacturing city in the whole world. Much of its population in 1850s was made up with the working class and immigrants from parts of Britain and even Europe. In 1851‚ it was granted a royal charter after Queen Victoria’s visit. The Reform Bill granted Manchester representation in parliament and middle-classmen the right to vote. All this was due to the exponential growth of Manchester during the Industrial
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Reconstruction Period DBQ From the beginning of the Civil War until the end of the Reconstruction‚ the United States went through what can be called a revolution. During the time period of 1860 to 1877‚ many constitutional and social developments brought great change to the country. Some constitutional developments that caused conflict were the Emancipation Proclamation and the reconstruction‚ while some social developments‚ which could possibly have lead to a revolution‚ were the Freedmen’s Bureau
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DBQ Essay Slavery was a growing problem. Slavery became an even more of disrespect‚ on the uproar in the Southern economy. Though efforts to securely save the union were ever existing‚ they were outweighed by the opinions brought upon by divisions among societies in the North and South‚ group reforms in the North‚ involving the North in runaway slave issues‚ the idea of nullification‚ political differences‚ and the increased population and influx of antislavery immigrants in the North‚ creating
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The Fugitive Slave Act was one of the five acts contained in the Compromise of 1850. The highly controversial new law required the return of all runaway slaves to their masters. The recovery of runaway slaves was now under Federal Jurisdiction. Federal Marshalls were now bound by duty to return any runaway and also now had the authority to require assistance from any individual. If the assistance was not provided‚ the individual faced prosecution and fines. The law also stripped runaway slaves
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In Alexander Stephens’ 1861 Cornerstone Speech‚ he reveals his theory on why the “revolution” occurred. This famous speech spoke on the thought that the new government was based upon the fact that whites were superior to African Americans. It is the refutation of the indication that all men are created equal. According to Stephens the "cornerstone" of the confederacy was ultimately the true foundation that was indeed slavery. This speech is often viewed today as a dramatic moral clause to the question
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The Influence of the 1850’s in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin Despite heartbreaking family separations and struggles for antislavery Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) erupted into "one of the greatest triumphs recorded in literary history" (Downs 228)‚ inspiring plays‚ pictures‚ poems‚ songs‚ souvenirs‚ and statues (Claybaugh 519). As Uncle Tom’s Cabin was being published in the National Era newspaper in forty weekly installments (x)‚ it was received by southerners as
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