by giving the numerous statistics on Catalonia’s role in Spain and how secession would end up in hurting the economy of both states such as how Catalonia makes up 18.9% of Spain’s GDP (282)‚ which is the equivalent to 200 billion Euros (2012)‚ and secession would not only be detrimental to the Spanish economy‚ but Catalonia’s as well because Spain is Catalonia’s top export customer and because of the border effect‚ secession would lead to an 80% decrease in commerce with not only Spain but Portugal
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Name: _________________________________________________ Andrew Jackson DBQ This question is based on the accompanying documents. It is designed to test your ability to work with historical documents. Some of these documents have been edited for the purposes of the question. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account the source of each document and any point of view that may be presented in the document. Directions: Complete the following documents. Then write a well-organized essay that
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first position was “immediate secession.” This was the most drastic view because they believed each state should secede on its own and should not wait for the entire South to agree on a decision. The second position was “cooperation” this position wanted to wait until there was a mutual response from the entire South regarding Lincolns’ election. This group eventually divided into the secessionists‚ ultimatumists and conditional unionists. They all agreed that on secession but did not agree on how and
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aims was to give the South greater states’ rights‚ as well as an equal say in the political happenings of the nations. The inability for the South to change the vote for the presidency‚ as well as the weakening of their state powers‚ led to this secession. The South wanted to be "equal" to the Northern states to prevent legislation being passed that weakened one and benefited the other. The North’s aim in the Civil war was the reunite the nation‚ not to remove the institution of slavery. Lincoln’s
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bold commitment to enforce laws and fight back against secession threats from the South. Two high tariffs were passed during 1828 and 1833 which increased taxes on imported foreign goods. The South was outraged by the high taxation‚ so they created the Nullification Act that allows states to nullify the laws that they do not like. Soon after the second tariff was issued‚ they formed a convention to build up an army with the idea of secession. Jackson was so enraged that he was willing to use all
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The presidential election of 1860‚ followed by secession in the south was a major turning point in American history and was actually the beginning of what came to be known as the Civil War. The year prior to the election‚ John Brown‚ an abolitionist raided Harpers Ferry‚ Virginia‚ trying to get the slaves to stand up to their masters. It was a failed attempt‚ and John Brown got convicted of treason and later on was hanged. Because of this raid‚ the south saw him as a criminal due to the fact that
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Many aspects and events throughout the time period of 1860 through 1861 had an overall contribution to the secession of several Southern states. Slavery was one of the major issues that led many conflicts between the Northern states and the Southern States. These compilation of events progress to the secession of the Southern States from the Union afterwards and the formation of the Confederate States of America. In 1846‚ David Wilmot proposed the Wilmot Proviso‚ declaring Congress banning
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Lincoln as U.S. President a Hostile Act" three days later. This resolution had stated South Carolina’s intention to secede from the Union. The General Assembly formed a convention‚ the Convention of the People of South Carolina‚ to discuss and vote on secession. The president of this convention was David Flavel Jamison‚ a former member of the S.C. House of Representatives. The first part of this quote states that “Written Constitutions are worthless‚ unless they are written‚ at the same time‚ in our hearts
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attempts at a seat in the United States Senate. After opposing the expansion of slavery in the United States in his campaign debates and speeches‚ Lincoln secured the Republican nomination and was elected president in 1860. Following declarations of secession by southern slave states‚ war began on April 12‚ 1861‚ and he concentrated on both the military and political dimensions of the war effort‚ seeking to reunify the nation. He vigorously exercised unprecedented war powers‚ including the arrest and
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Period 3 March 20‚ 2013 CBA final draft The Civil War Until this day people sill debate about what the main cause of the civil war was. The civil war was a war fought between the Northern and Southern states of the U.S. It was a battle about disagreements between the north and south states that took place all over the U.S. Many of the battles took place from the Mississippi river to the eastern shore. Probably the most gruesome battle of this war was the battle of Gettysburg. Out of the 2
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