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    5 Main Events Leading Up to the Civil War 1. The Mexican War Ended - 1848 When the Mexican War ended‚ America was ceded western territories. This caused a problem on whether these new territories would be admitted as slave states or free states. To deal with this‚ Congress passed the Compromise of 1850 which basically made California free and allowed the people to pick in Utah and New Mexico. The ability of a state to decide whether it would allow slavery or not was called popular sovereignty.

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    to abolish slavery. Even though they’re weren’t very many huge improvements to the slavery laws‚ it was fairly clear that there would be a big conflict to resolve the issue. The civil war was inevitable due to the Northwest Ordinance‚ the Missouri Compromise‚ and the Kansas-Nebraska Act. There were signs that a war was inevitable all the way back in 1787 when the Northwest Ordinance

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    Why did Civil War break out in England in 1642? Modern historians still argue upon the causes of the English revolution. (The English Civil War). The people‚ in 1642‚ did not expect this event so soon. However‚ if we look down and combine all the facts and the evidence‚ the reasons will be exposed. Considering the past historical events‚ the English Civil War was a disagreement due to a conflict between the overpowering Parliament and the King‚ Charles I. In the beginning of the reign‚ in

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    The American Civil War Catalog of Microform (Research Collections‚ Serials‚ and Dissertations) http://www.proquest.com/en-US/catalogs/collections/rc-search.shtml umisalesinfo@proquest.com 800.521.0600 ext. 2793 or 734.761.4700 ext. 2793 USC003-03 updated May 2010 Table of Contents About This Catalog ............................................................................................... 3 The Advantages of Microform ........................................................

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    | Nationalists | Political Strengths/weaknesses | *Caballero’s rule weakened because Republicans were politically divided due to different ideologies; communists vs. socialists who believed revolution should be postponed‚ anarchists who believed war could only be won through revolutionary policies. *Terror tactics to control increasing population led to resistance*’May Days” street fighting: communists and socialists vs. anarchists enhanced disunity | *main strength was their unity. Franco would

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    Meghan Gardner Civil War & Reconstruction Paper 1 Compromise involves both give and take‚ where both sides involved receive some of what they wanted‚ but neither side fully gets 100 percent of what they wanted. Compromise for the most part keeps things running smoothly. I personally believe that compromise is beneficial during this time. The Missouri Compromise‚ for example‚ started when the territory of Missouri wanted to join the Union as a slave state after

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    anything about him. This being‚ Henry Clay thought he for sure had the election in the bag. However‚ here was one problem‚ the annexation of Texas. Everyone wanted to have Texas annexed‚ but Clay knew there was a possibility that this could start a war with Mexico‚ and it eventually does. Polk wants Texas‚ so the majority of the people want him to be president. Jackson liked Polk because he was from Tennessee‚ but he also was running against Clay‚ and Jackson sent a letter to Polk telling him to “Whip

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    World War 2 (WWII)‚ African Americans had an optimistic view of future race relations in the United States. As Patricia Sullivan mentioned in Movement Building During World War 2‚ blacks felt since they had labored in the factories to supply the war materials which facilitated in the winning of WWII and fought and suffered casualties on behalf of America just as whites had‚ they too should be able to receive the same rights as their white counterparts and work alongside them as well. The Civil Rights

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    Unlike many of the Civil War governors who were elected in and out of office while the war was in full swing‚ Joseph E. Brown served as the governor of Georgia throughout the entire Civil War era‚ from 1857 to 1865. His influence‚ thus‚ is broad‚ ranging from the conflicts leading up to the war and the secession of the southern states to the defeat of the Confederacy. His voice‚ which continuously advocated for states’ rights‚ called first for the secession of the southern states out of the Union

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    Stress‚ Coping‚ and Health Preview Questions- Pgs 521- 551 1. What is stress? As any circumstances that threaten or are perceived to threaten or are perceived to threaten one’s well being and that thereby tax one’s coping abilities. The threat may be to immediate physical safety‚ long- range security‚ self- esteem‚ reputation‚ peace of mind‚ or many other things that one values. 2. How is significant are minor‚ everyday stressors? Stress is a common‚ everyday event‚ and even seemingly minor

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