Between 1607 and 1700‚ many people left England to migrate to North America. English settlers came as servants‚ who gave up their freedom to make it to America. Puritans also chose to leave their home because they saw the land of America as the freedom of liberty. The main reason these settlers traveled was because of the poor economic conditions in England and liberty. The wages fell dramatically‚ leading to the citizens searching for a new job. Therefore‚ because of economic reasons‚ English chose
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As the compromise of 1850 created by Henry Clay had opened up the concept of popular sovereignty‚ by allowing territories to determine their own status. This doctrine allowed States to make their own choice on how to keep their Government and if they wanted to be a free state or a slave state. As settlers streamed into Kansas and Nebraska which were above the 36° 30’ latitude line‚ the question seemed open to popular sovereignty. The two territories were West of Missouri‚ a slave state and many settlers
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Imperialism is a policy when a powerful nation seeks to take over a country economically‚ socially‚ and politically.(ch11sec1)During this period of time‚ 7 different European nations wanted to take over the different parts of Africa. European nations were able to take over these countries because of their military means and warfare skills. European nations wanted to take over Africa for their natural resources and raw materials.(ch11sec3-4)The seven European nations took over Africa for political
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as the ports they took‚ the support and the congress passing laws such as the Emancipation Proclamation. The North invaded multiple ports giving the North access to the Confederate both by land and water. The North would have soon been able to take all the land instead making them surrender. The North also had an advantage by having more men fight in the war. The abolitionists of the North were very eager to win the war. The citizens fought in the war in other ways. The citizens of Boston began the
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COMPROMISE OF 1850 A little after the Manifest Destiny‚ the U.S. faced a series of troubles of sectional balances over whether or not the land acquired should be free or slavery states. The Compromise of 1850‚ proposed by Senator Henry Clay‚ included measures that dealt with the land acquired specifically from the Mexican War. Until 1845‚ it had seemed likely that slavery would be confined to the areas where it already existed. It had been given limits by the Missouri Compromise in 1820 and had no
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The north and the south had many differences before the Civil war. With the climate‚ economy‚ culture‚ transportation‚ and more. There were many things that made the south different than the north one of the main differences between the South and the North was that the South was slave states and the North was free states. Climate/Geography To start off with‚ the south climate was warm and sunny. The South also have humid summers mild winters and heavy rainfall. While the South was good for farming
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Identify the dominant international economic factors responsible for the North-South gap‚ then list one positive example and one negative example of how international organizations impact the gap. The North South gap relates to the economic and social pattern differences of the economically developed countries‚ known as the North‚ and the less developed countries‚ called the South. The North and South represent two economic spheres that divide the world. Their economic circumstances range
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Union and Confederate Advantages The Union certainly had considerable advantages. There were 22 million people in the North compared with only 9 million in the South (of whom only 5.5 million were whites). The North had a much greater industrial capacity. In 1860 Northern states produced 97 per cent of the USA’s firearms and 94 per cent of its pig iron. Even in agriculture the North enjoyed an edge. The Confederacy hoped to make good its lack of materials by trading with Europe‚ but the Union used
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and lack of concrete government decisions‚ led the North and South to become two completely different societies with completely different values and ideas‚ the most controversial topic being slavery. Because of the rising concern of these factors‚ the two regions differences amplified during the 1800’s. Although the two were so different from each other‚ they relied on one another in order to maintain their separate ways of life. The South has a climate with lots sun‚ with humid summers and
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comers had difficulty in understanding for example a native American chief land had no power over his people although he did have great respect from them based on his bravery in war and the only policy in native American society were warriors called dog soldiers who selected and broke camp stooped buffalo being scared away and controlled the hunt also native American tribes did not need strict laws because the branch environment forced them to work together and most tribes had few laws the are
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