In the mid-1800’s‚ many events occurred that increased sectional tension between the Northern and Southern states of the Union. These tensions ultimately resulted in the outbreak of civil war. One thing in particular that is considered to be a source of sectional discord is the U.S. Constitution. However the Constitution itself was not a source of sectional tension that caused the failure of the Union. The failure erupted generally from the issue of slavery. combination of the people in general and
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As Americans entered an era of transition and instability‚ they sought to expand democratic ideals in the society. In response to sudden changes occurring and traditional values being challenged‚ various reform movements during 1825-1850 began to focus on democratic ideals. The rise of religious revivals‚ movements for equal rights and protecting liberties of different social groups‚ want to advance society technologically‚ and desire to bring order and control helped reform the society to live up
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“His main aim was to himself in power” How far do you agree with this view of Napoleon Bonaparte from 1799 to 1850? Napoleon Bonaparte was created by the revolution of 1789. In his 15 years of ruling‚ he managed to consolidate many of the aims of the French Revolution.‚ However‚ whilst doing so‚ Napoleon also destroyed many aspects of the Revolution‚ breaking the trust and hope the people of France had in Napoleon when he promised to honour the revolution. Napoleon ruled the way he wanted to
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THE PROBLEMS ------------- The islands of the British West Indies saw foreign competition from the slave grown sugar of Louisiana and Cuba. However‚ by the 1860’s‚ due to a loan from the British government‚ Trinidad‚ Antigua‚ Barbados‚ British Guiana and St. Kitts all survived the equalization crisis. The sugar industry in Jamaica‚ on the other hand‚ continued to deteriorate. Jamaica’s figures show a sugar industry‚ which failed to survive. Below is proof of this failure and decrease in sugar
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and Free states North in 1800s. South states were the agricultural area so they needed slaves and support it‚ but not the North state. Several disputes exists‚ Congress performed compromises to settle these disputes. But these compromises could not hold for longer. (1820 - 1861: HOLDING THE UNION TOGETHER) Missouri Compromise in 1820‚ Nat Turner’s Rebellion in 1831‚
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Caroline Simon Liz Fleischer Analyze the effectiveness of political compromise in reducing sectional tensions in the period 1820-1861. I. Introduction 1. Background Information a. sectional tensions had been causing disjunction between the North and the South ever since the the country’s founding b. political compromises were supposed to fix the issues but usually only led to temporary resolving of the problems c. slavery was the cause of the sectional tensions d. while cotton was king
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So how did slavery make Lincoln’s presidency so successful? In the ten years before Lincoln was elected‚ America had seen three of the worst presidents in history: Millard Fillmore‚ Franklin Pierce‚ and James Buchanan. Fillmore signed the Compromise of 1850‚ which only managed to anger both sides more. Fillmore was followed by Pierce‚ who signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ which led to a
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established with the triumph over Mexico. With this reimbursement arose the matter of slavery and whether these new lands would set up a slave system. In the article Compromise of 1850‚ the author talks about how the” Divisions over slavery in territory gained in the Mexican-American War (1846-48) were resolved in the Compromise of 1850. It consisted of laws admitting California as a free state‚ creating Utah and New Mexico territories with the question of slavery in each to be determined by popular
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ith the invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney and throughout the addition of many new territories in the United States‚ the issue of slavery had never been so prominent and controversial in the states. Due to the Fugitive Slave Act that forced citizens to assist in capture of runaway slave‚ idea of citizens deciding whether territories would be free or slave states - known as popular soveirgnty‚ as well as the varying interpretations of the constitution‚ especially on the subject of slavery
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the Southern economy had become almost entirely slave and and agriculturally dependent. Without the dependence of slaves in the south‚ a person was to remain landless‚ poverty stricken or struggling to sustain life through the means of a minute‚ ineffective farm. However‚ even though slaves dominated the southern economy‚ slaveholders only included about 2 to 3 percent of the population‚ and most owned less than ten slaves. This small percentage of fortunate individuals were the few people successful
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