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    Crittenden Compromise

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    and the South about which United States territories should and should not have slavery. The Compromise of 1850‚ and the Missouri Compromise were two previous compromises that had been passed that dealt with slavery in the United States. The Crittenden Compromise proposed that the United States take the boundary between the slave states and free states that was set by the Missouri Compromise‚ and basically extended the line to California. The states below the line would be classified as slave states

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    to no labour costs as to the north they had to emply free people that cost money because of the no slave rule in their land. In 1873‚ texas joined the union as a slave holding state. This threatened to ruin the balance in congress achieved by thr Missouri compromise. James Polk became president in 1844. He pushed to get texas included as a slave holding state for cheap cotton production in 1846‚ but oregan (British owned) was added as a free state that same year. This is known as the texas compromise

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    Dred Scott Decision

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    and where liberty is‚ slavery cannot be‚”said abraham lincoln.The Missouri compromise‚ Uncle tom’s cabin‚ and The dred scott decision were all causes of the Civil War. The Civil War was fought was over slavery. The Missouri Compromise was one reason for the beginning of the Civil War.In 1820‚ Missouri wanted to join as a slave state but if the state was accepted then there would be more slave states then free states.The Missouri compromise was worked out between Senator Henry Clay and Congress that

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    dark solid line (black) to show the Missouri Compromise line. Use the same colors that you used in 1 to shade in the territories where slavery was allowed or prohibited. (Slave State Allowed Territory / Free State Prohibited Territory) Create a key in the blank box. True or False - write true next to each statement that is true. Correct all false statements making them true. ________ Pennsylvania was a free state in 1820. ________According to the Missouri Compromise‚ slavery would be prohibited

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    Dred Scott Thesis Statement

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    he is a slave sold to Sanford by Emerson. Emerson took Dred Scott from Missouri slave state to Illinois free state and to Louisiana Territory (free)‚ then back to Missouri slave. Dred Scott argues that he becomes a free citizen by way of his travel through Illinois and also his time in a free territory. He also argues that his family was free by way of Louisiana Territory. Scott won his freedom at trial court but the Missouri Supreme Court reversed and remanded. He lost and appealed to the Supreme

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    The Era of Good Feelings and Transformation of American Politics With the War of 1812 concluded as a stalemate through the Treaty of Ghent‚ America turned its focus off the foreign policy main frame for a while and instead centered on the domestic agenda. The aftereffects of the War of 1812 were initially great indeed; the decision of antebellum status quo disgraced the Federalist Party by displaying their lack of any gain from the war. Further worsening the Federalists’ cause‚ news of the Hartford

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    Removal of the Missouri Compromise upset a decision that took place years before the case even appeared before the Supreme Court‚ when the United States acquired a mass of land west of the Mississippi River from France in 1803 during the Jeffersonian administration. Even

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    Texting While Driving

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    of a parked vehicle. She is taken to the hospital‚ but after brief examination by the attending ER doctor‚ Jaci is released. Thankfully‚ the only thing bruised is her pride‚ and her pocketbook. Missouri should make texting while driving illegal for all drivers‚ not just the drivers aged 21 and under. Missouri has passed a state law‚ on Aug. 28‚ 2009‚ that prohibits drivers 21 years of age or younger from sending or reading a text while driving. While that is a great start‚ it isn’t enough. Drivers

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    trying 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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    Include how many years the compromise lasted. Be thorough here. The Missouri Compromise‚ passed in 1820 included a bundle of three compromises. Henry Clay of Kentucky played a leading role in crafting this bundle of three bills. Congress‚ despite abolitionist pleas‚ agreed to admit Missouri as a slave state. But at the same time‚ free-soil Maine‚ which until then had been a part of Massachusetts‚ was admitted as a separate state

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