However‚ it allowed each territory to decide the issue of slavery based on popular sovereignty. Kansas wanted to be admitted as a slave state; however this would have violated the Missouri Compromise. In the end‚ when the act was passed‚ the North was outraged‚ and as a result‚ the Whig party split. Former Northern Whigs formed the Republican Party while Southern Whigs joined the existing Democratic Party set up by Andrew Jackson.
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The community factor I chose to focus on is the high school and college level graduation rate for Carl Junction‚ Missouri. 93.4% of the population of Carl Junction‚ Missouri are high school graduates or higher and 28.8% have a bachelor degree or higher. The statistics also reveal that the poverty level in Carl Junction‚ Missouri is relatively low‚ therefore; I would have to assume most individuals are employed. Because of these statistics it would appear that the community is overwhelmingly focused
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Lincoln‚ and Bleeding Kansas. Slave owners living in Missouri did not want people to Kansas and Nebraska to become free states and if the Missouri Compromise stayed than both states would become free states‚ because they are both above the longitude line that decides if a state is a slave owning state or not. If both states became free states than Missouri might have been forced to change from slave owning state to free but the people from Missouri in government did not allow the development
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Jesse James: An American Icon Jesse Woodson James‚ son of Robert and Zerelda Cole James‚ was born on September 5‚ 1847. Robert and Zerelda James were both natives of Kentucky unlike Jesse. Jesse along with his siblings was born in Clay County‚ Missouri. James left his mark and in his own lifetime he became a legend. By studying the life of the ruthless desperado‚ Jesse James‚ we can conclude the following about his early life‚ the crimes he committed‚ and the legacy he left behind (Hartke). Jesse
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Interstate 435‚ Pleasant Valley Missouri could easily be mistaken for a speck on the map if not for the fifty foot QuikTrip sign that announces to passing travelers of the small town’s existence. Approximately 3‚600 people call Pleasant Valley home; though even long time Clay County residents still utter the phrase “Pleasant Valley?...Where is that?” [plausibly] due to the fact that Pleasant Valley is approximately one square mile in overall size. Pleasant Valley Missouri was founded as a “Village”
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Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: 9. December 2009 ID: A Final Exam - Microeconomics General Instructions: Calculators and rulers are allowed. You are not allowed to have any cell phones with you during the exam. That is‚ you may not use your cell phone as a calculator. In fact‚ you may not use any device other than a calculator (scientific calculators are allowed). This is a closed book and closed notes exam.However‚ you may have with you one page (both
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controversy over whether the South could bring their slaves wherever they wanted and which new states would be slave or free. The issue over free or slave state many times was resolved by a compromise such as the Missouri Compromise. The Missouri Compromise admitted Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave
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ideas would then become the main topics of debate for future government campaigns. It would also affect some critical situations in the 1850’s‚ such as the Mormon Saints in Missouri and the conterserary of slavery.
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named the Missouri Compromise. It all began with the disagreement between pro-slavery and anti-slavery. The breaking point happened in 1819‚ when Missouri requested to be a slaved state. It was such a big deal‚ because there were twenty-two states‚ which were evenly split into eleven slave states and eleven free states. Hence why there was so much tension on Missouri being a slave state‚ because it would throw off the balance. Congress then coordinated a two-part compromise‚ letting Missouri become
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Thomas Jefferson was a member of the Democratic-Republican party and took office on March 4‚ 1801 as the third President of the United States. While holding the title of President from 1801 to 1809‚ Jefferson made many major accomplishments. For example‚ he reduced internal taxes and plans were made to extinguish the public debt. Also‚ Jefferson allowed the Alien and Sedition Acts to end without renewal and had the excise tax on liquor that caused the Whiskey Rebellion repealed. This reduced government
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