By the 1850’s the Constitution‚ originally viewed as a document for national unity‚ had become a source of regional disagreements and tension that eventually resulted in the failure of the Union. The Constitution never outright mentions slavery‚ and created an unsolved problem that later resulted in compromises and the failure of the Union it formed. The Constitution contributed to the failure of the union because it did not acknowledge slavery which lead to tensions between the Northerners who
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Throughout the African Slave Trade there have been many significant events that happened during 1450-1850. Three of which I will be elaborating on in this topic. The middle passage was the first key event in which Africans were shipped to the New World. The slave treatment and resistance of African men and women who were considered less than human was the second key event. The Fugitive Slave Law which allowed recapture of slaves was the third key event. The Middle Passage was the first step
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*The Compromise of 1850* - The first big problem was about California‚ which had been populated in 1849 as a result of the Gold Rush‚ and was applying for statehood with a free state constitution [since Congress couldn’t decide what to do‚ Taylor had told CA to apply for admission directly]. - Southerners‚ however‚ wouldn’t accept CA as a free state b/c it would upset the delicate balance between free and slave states – so they tried to make CA a slave state or at least extend the Missouri line
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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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Life in 1840s In the 1840s it was a time that life was so different and affordable. According to Scholastic Scope (Time Machine 1840s)‚ there is 26 states in the U.S. Products like milk is sold for 10 cents and eggs were sold for 1 cent each in the market. The majority of Americans who live in the U.S‚ live on farms. For only few months a year‚ kids got one room schoolhouse and all the students of all ages‚ share one teacher. The older boys help out their dads on the farms and girls help
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Throughout the 1840’s and 1890’s the natural environment shaped the development of the West beyond the Mississippi like‚ where the best and worst settlement would be in the West‚ how there was a struggle for the expansion that the settlers of the West were pushing for and‚ how aspects like cattle and mining would influence the settlers. There were many environmental changes‚ as well as expansion in the West‚ and the increase in knowledge and development in industries‚ that were occurring‚ and causing
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true in some ways‚ but it did not happen immediately. Many events‚ such as the passing of the Fugitive Slave and Kentucky-Nebraska Acts‚ gradually built up the tension between North and South‚ until the union collapsed. Even though the Compromise of 1850 was meant to solve the crisis‚ it only created more tension between the north and south. The main purposes of the compromise were to admit California into the union as a free state‚ and divide the Mexican Cession into two territories - Utah and New
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Between the years of 1776 and 1876‚ a key change came about in America over the women. Before these dates‚ women were not considered to be very important to the community. The only major role they played was raising children and bringing food to the table. Since the years of the Revolution and the Constitutional Convention‚ however‚ the nation nearly doubled its geographic boundaries and its population. When the Market Revolution hit America‚ many people felt isolated and cut off from traditional
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First thing first‚ what is the compromise of 1850? The compromise of1850 was a set of five bills that eventually lead to the civil war. Its purpose was to keep away confrontation between the northern free slave states and the southern slave states and keep the nation united. The first bill consist of California being admitted to the union as a free state. The second bill allowed New Mexico and Utah settlers to vote on an issue. The third bill relied on Texas loosing New Mexico territory‚ but $10
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especially women. During the Progressive Era we started to see women in public more often working and being accepted into society as equal to men. However‚ there were exceptions. Women still could not vote‚ were not given the same jobs men could get‚ were being paid less‚ and were still seen as homemakers. This was unacceptable in the eyes of many including: Young Women’s Christian Association‚ the National Consumers’ League‚ professional associations‚ trade unions‚ and female reformers. Women stood up
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