The election of 1860 was one of the most controversial times in American history‚ and there were only four main candidates. The candidates included Abraham Lincoln‚ who was a Republican‚ Stephen Douglas and John Breckinridge‚ who were Democrats‚ and John Bell who was a member of the Constitutional Union. All had a disagreement about the topic of slavery‚ which was an important issue in the colonies. Little did they know that this controversial topic would cause states to begin seceding‚ forming another
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The political compromise during the period of 1820 to 1860 was unable to reduce sectional tension during this time period. According to Tom Meltzer and Jean H. Bennett‚ in their book CRACKING THE AP U.S. HISTORY EXAM‚ “The new period of expansion resulted in a national debate over slavery‚ as would every period of expansion to follow until the Civil War resolved the slavery question.” The Missouri Compromise‚ the Compromise of 1850‚ and… were just a quick fix for the inevitable to come‚ the civil
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Advancements in the New Nationalist Period In the years of 1815 through 1850 a new period called the New nationalism period was established in order to bring the nation closer together. This period of time consisted of new economic polices as well as new advancements that changed the way life was lived for all people of the United States. Among these‚ technological advancements and inventions such as the Cotton gin‚ the railroads‚ and the telegraph during this New Nationalist period were able to
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In 1860 and 1861 eleven of the southern states declared their secession from the Union creating the Confederate States. This act caused widespread conflict and the Civil War followed quickly after. The Southern states were led to secede from the Union by many different factors‚ including the question of slavery‚ the election of Abraham Lincoln‚ and the “right of self government.” In 1850‚ John C. Calhoun asked the question‚ “What is it that has endangered the Union?” in his speech "The Clay Compromise
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consumer culture. The Market revolution allowed the U.S the ability for liberation‚ boost in American inventions‚ and growth. The new industrial developments from the railroads to the steamboat impacted America as a rapidly developing nation. The Market Revolution was a result of the human ingenuity to develop interior transportation innovations to connect far away communities. With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803‚ there was greater land in the West to expand on and use for larger markets. Until the early
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Reconstruction Era The Reconstruction Era of the 1860’s began before and continued well after the Civil War. The plans were designed to bring the union back together. Today some historians argue that reconstruction failed. Lincoln‚ Johnson‚ and the Radical Republicans‚ all had ideas and plans of how they wanted to bring the union back together. They all worked diligently to get their plans‚ laws‚ and proclamations into action. President Abraham Lincoln’s plans consisted of a Proclamation of Amnesty
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Between 1840 and 1860‚ many technological improvements increased industrial productivity. Before this‚ earlier in the 1800s‚ there was an industrial revolution where steam-run textile mills were put to use in northern America. The North’s economy‚ focused around manufacturing and wheat‚ was recovering from the Panic of 1837. Investors had stopped putting all their money into agriculture and began to invest in factories‚ railroads‚ and development of new machines. Industries of America became
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government and new innovations‚ the Market Revolution was born‚ thus causing the United States economy to boom. Market revolution was an important process that drastically changed the economy of the United States during the 19th century. On the same hand‚ it also affected the society and certainly was the cause of the Second Great Awakening‚ the changes in ideas about gender and the creation of the new middle class during this era. During the Market Revolution‚ many Americans changed from producing
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confederate states. However‚ the changes in plantation crops and slavery systems that occurred between 1800 and 1860 were because of the Industrial Revolution. The constitutional Convention and Ratification held in Philadelphia from 1787–1789‚ gave the Southern states the freedom to decide about the legality of slavery in their own states. With a plantation system that was organized to maximize market production‚ the routinely cultivated crops such as tobacco‚ sugar and indigo was declining. However‚ at
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The ideologies of political participation changed during 1815-1840 in areas such as voter participation‚ the candidates’ party involvement‚ and the advancement of political interest. The events that led to the reformation of political campaigning initiated with the extinction of the Federalist Party after the war of 1812 to the Elections of 1828 & 1840. The essence of political reformation was most distinctly shown through statistical data‚ political debates‚ newspaper excerpts‚ and subjective entries
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