The American people from 1820 to 1860 found themselves living in an era of transition and instability. The society they lived in was changing and traditional views and values were being challenged. The response to this period of uncertainty was a movement towards reform and an ever increasing desire for order and control amongst the people. The largest driving force for reform was the nation’s commitment to progress and development and other vehicles of reform included burgeoning religious sects
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In this period of time American territorial expansion was at an all time high; consequently‚ expansion encouraged economic growth and a more industrial society. This was good and bad for the people that lived within the nation’s boarders. The expansion drastically increased the amount of opportunities for the nation’s people to be successful. On the other hand‚ one was only allowed to take advantage of these opportunities if one fitted the racial requirements. Ultimately‚ each racial group faced
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American Antislavery 1820-1860 The antebellum American antislavery movement began in the 1820s and was sustained over 4 decades by organizations‚ publications‚ and small acts of resistance that challenged the legally protected and powerful institution of slavery and the more insidious enemy of black equality‚ racism. Abolitionists were always a radical minority even in the free states of the North‚ and the movement was never comprised of a single group of people with unified motivations‚ goals
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women successfully progress in the society by adjusting their clothes to the change of their action‚ the more people would criticize them at the point of their dresses rather than their political arguments. Such women’s struggle with their fashion and women’s empowerment is remarkable in 1820 to 1860. Those period was the “ Respect for Feminity‚” and people demanded women to be pious‚ faithful‚ obedience‚ and homely. Moreover‚ women held the duty to do the domestic
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Territorial Expansion Between 1800 and 1850‚ the United States was a nation extending in all possible ways. America experienced a amount change in national unity. Territorial expansion destroyed national unity. Between 1819 and 1824 is when the unified nation of America began to divide and depart from one another. Triggered by the concept of Manifest Destiny‚ people believed that America should extend from “sea to shining sea”. It was the issues of the expansion of slavery into the new territories
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Resolving disputes threw compromise no longer seemed possible. These dispute took place in the United States during 1820-1860. Some political disputes such as Slavery‚ political leaders‚ and successions of states made it hard for compromise. Slavery is one of the main disputes that were not compromised. Northerners thought that slavery was wrong while southerners thought that slavery was needed. Northerners wanted to end slavery as quick as possible. Slavery goes against god’s law and should
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experienced a marked change in national unity. Territorial expansion had a large effect on national unity in this period. Territorial Expansion was among the great subject of debates during the period 1800-1855. These debates discuss arguments in favor or non-favor of U.S. Expansion. The arguments express concerns‚ fears and advantages the nation will experience by the consequences of expansion. Documents A‚ C‚ D‚ H and I are against territorial expansion. Between 1800 and 1823 the Louisiana Purchase
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Tension in Expansion It as a simple morning on the 4th of March 1801‚ when Thomas Jefferson gave his oath to office in the Capitol Building. A distilled feeling of uncertainty‚ as America put into office a Democratic-Republican‚ who caused tension to the federalist party after previously congress had issued the Alien and Sedition Acts. These acts enforced the deportation and imprisonment of illegal aliens by the President from the United States. To counter the acts‚ Jefferson and
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River Basin. 1819 Florida (Adam-Onis Treaty) During the American Revolution Florida was not owned by just one country. Many different countries‚ such as Spain‚ France and Britain‚ owned parts of Florida. After the revolution‚ all of Florida belonged to Spain. American’s wanted this territory. They would rebel against spanish authorities and use Florida as a “safe haven” for runaway slaves (The). These acts made the Americans feel justified that Florida was their territory. When Andrew
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The territorial expansion from 1800 to 1850 did not unite the nation‚ but rather tore it apart. The concept of Manifest Destiny had most citizens believe that the territory of the United States should extend all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Through the expansion of territory the issue of slavery between the North and the South did not unite the nation but rather split it apart. The territorial expansion can be seen as splitting the nation apart when Missouri was added to the nation from 1819-1821
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