occurred in 1750-1850 This period of time (1750-1850) was the Industrial Revolution. This meant that the factory system and use of machines increased. There were also more wealth for Britain and increase of population! However there changes in social‚ religion‚ economic and more political changes‚ this resulted in incidences such as calls for education‚ voting‚ equality and so on. But the main changes were transport‚ industry‚ home/leisure and health. Transport changes quickly 1750-1850‚ it was an
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issues that faced northern areas were different from those that faced the South. When new territories were added to the nation‚ it was politically relevant that they were added in such a way that the balance of power was maintained. The Compromise of 1850 addressed this balance. The Compromise was a group of five laws that addressed slavery and overturned the Missouri Compromise. The climate of the time quickly becomes one of the northern states against
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The Compromise of 1850 was comprised of five separate bills‚ and while it kept the country united‚ it was a temporary fix as it ultimately further dived the United States on the issue of slavery. Each bill played a different part in contributing to the whole effect the compromise had on the country. Before being divided into five separate bills they were one‚ the Omnibus Bill. As a single bill‚ there was enough opposition to keep it from passing‚ but after being separated‚ each of the five parts
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The Compromise of 1850 was a series of measures proposed by Henry Clay. It was passed by Congress in an effort to settle outstanding issues with slavery and to avert the threat of dissolution of the Union. The crisis arose from the request of California admitted to the Union as a free state. The problem was complicated by the unresolved question of slavery’s extension into other areas ceded by Mexico the preceding year. Clay’s purpose was to maintain a balance between free and slave states and to
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of the plans of escape were successful but some had failed. The North and South both had totally different perspectives on slavery. Due to a great division between the North and South‚ Congress passed The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850‚ that was part of The Compromise of 1850‚ which forced citizens to assist in capturing fugitives and denied those the right to a fair jury trial. The Fugitive Slave Act caused a great division between the North and South. The act clearly showed that it favored the
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During the Progressive Era numerous reforms were made; all of which were part of varying reform movements. Reforms were made to timeless issues such as education‚ government‚ and business. However‚ reforms were also made to new ideas such as conservation. Up until the Progressive Era there was no emphasis placed on conservation because there had always been a surplus of resources in America. During the Progressive Era‚ on the other hand‚ resources were being used up exponentially due to factors such
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The Dress Reform Movement of the Mid-Eighteen Hundreds Women’s History in America In the middle of the nineteenth century in the United States‚ there were many movements working to improve society. The temperance movement aimed to remove the use and abuse of alcohol in America. The abolition movement called for the immediate end to slavery. The women’s movement had a mission to change women’s role in society by such means as giving them the right to vote and own their own property. Health reformers
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Whilst historians find it difficult to suggest which category to explain why the Chartist movement came about‚ many have argued that the previous 1832 Reform Act played a major part. Whilst arguably a landmark in British politics and a mighty feat in the extension of the franchise‚ the 1832 Reform Act was a disappointment to the working-classes. Instead many saw it as treacherous and a step forward to achieving the votes of middle-class‚ and alienating the working-classes whose role in the political
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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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*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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