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    The Missouri Compromise was written in the year of 1820 on March 3rd and was also passed on the same day. This compromise approved Missouri to come to America as a slave state‚ but conserved the correspondence between the North and the South by modeling the land of Maine out of Massachusetts and stopping slavery from territories accomplished in the Louisiana Purchase which is the north of the line of 36 30’ and this is the southern boundary of Missouri. The South and the North was not satisfied with

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    the best plan if they wanted to become a successful country. They began to form a new constitution with multiple changes; however‚ they first had to create compromises so that both the small as well as large states would be pleased with their new system. These compromises include the Great Compromise‚ the Three-Fifths Compromise‚ and the compromise over commerce‚ all leading to a stronger country. With the Articles of Confederation‚ each state‚ no matter what size‚ got one vote when making important

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    believes in laissez-faire government‚ arguing “That government is best which governs least” and “That government is best which governs not at all”. While some experts like Thoreau believe in non-interference government‚ I believe that Thoreau’s idea is impossible with the democratic government across the world today. In United States‚ the government is becoming more crucial parts of our lives by being involved in multiple areas such as health care. Also‚ democratic governments can only pass laws when majority

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    between the years 1860-1870 in the United States. In the sphere of communications‚ a major development was the completion of the first transcontinental telegraph line across North America by Western Union in 1861 (Western Union 2009). Moreover‚ in 1866‚ after several failed attempts‚ the Transatlantic Cable was laid that connected Europe and North America. Before this landmark event‚ the fastest communication between the two continents had taken at least a week; after the cable was laid‚ messages could

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    The answer to this and why the constitution can be considered a bundle of compromises is quite simple. The constitution was built around compromise because all the constitutional writers believed in a system of checks and balances which resulted in a government based on the people. When the Articles of confederation did not satisfy all the constitutional writers‚ the committee decided to create one which did; this was the birth of the constitution. The Articles of Confederation had many problems

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    This line was a breaking point by prohibiting slavery in the area north of the line‚ except for the area within the boundaries of the proposed state of Missouri. By doing so‚ slavery could not spread into new areas‚ and would only stay within the area south of the 36-30 latitude line and the proposed boundaries of Missouri. Analyze: How did the Missouri Compromise reflect regional differences toward slavery? The Missouri Compromise reflected regional differences toward

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    There are advertisements everywhere you look these days. Students need to be aware of all the tricks and games advertisers play on you. With this knowledge you will easily succeed in life. One of the reasons it is important for students to learn about the media is eventually teenagers will be the ones buying products they will need/want for life. If they are aware of advertisers techniques people can make more informed decisions. A good example of this is how fast food companies dress

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    the whole war occurred when Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand‚ the heir to the Austro Hungarian throne‚ was assassinated on the 28th of June‚ 1914. The First World War was pernicious in many ways; however there are three main reasons the Great War was so deadly: the new types of weapons‚ lack of successful leadership and the terrible living conditions. The first reason why so many me died during the Great War‚ was because of the new types of deadly weapons. For instance‚ a variety of weapons were used: rifle

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    In addition‚ there were some major Civil War laws of the Western Expansion‚ such as the Missouri Compromise of 1820‚ the Compromise of 1850‚ and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was an effort to conserve a balance of power between the slaveholding states and free states‚ by the U.S Senate and the House of Reps. The slaveholding states feared of being outnumbered in the Congressional Representation. They feared because they would lack the power to protect their interest

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    ------------------------------------------------- B. REASONS FOR TRAFFIC LAWS ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Why do we need to keep traffic laws? ------------------------------------------------- -Safety ------------------------------------------------- -Common Understanding ------------------------------------------------- -Order and movement in traffic ------------------------------------------------- The most obvious

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