slave state‚ while also adding Maine to the nation as a free state to maintain balance. However‚ this compromise also states that any state north of the Mason-Dixon line‚ “contemplated by this act‚ slavery and involuntary servitude‚ otherwise than in the punishment of crimes‚ whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted‚ shall be‚ and is hereby‚ forever prohibited.” It effectively divided the country by geography‚ and it indirectly splits people into a demographic. The Compromise of 1850
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arrose between the northern states and the southern states. Different decisions and actions before the war could have prevented such a controversial relationship between the states in the United States. Slavery‚ sectionalism‚ states’ rights‚ and secession contributed in the start and end of the Civil War. Significant people demonstrated their thoughts on different situations. Some decisions should have been changed to stop these factors. These four factors affected the nations ability to control problems
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All groups are not treated or viewed equally in all societies. Sometimes‚ a minority group can be defined by constituting a smaller percentage of the population than another group. However‚ sometimes a minority constitutes the majority of the population. A minority group is a subordinate group which has significantly less control over their lives than a dominant group. As a result‚ the minority group has less opportunity afforded to them than the dominant group. Particularly‚ the majority of the
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IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS FROM For the Record FIVE of the following will appear in Part A of the Final Exam. You will identify and discuss the significance to American history of TWO of them. (10 marks). 1. George Washington - Letters about Shays’ Rebellion (1786) – p.150 -George Washington wrote this letter addressing Shays’ Rebellion and the danger of disunion among the states. -He was writing to tell them that the Republic they had just fought for was in danger of collapsing in on itself. He
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The Fall of Republicanism and Rome Why did Rome fall? Some say Rome fell because Roman Empire was just too big‚ making it collapse. Others say the empire spent too much of its resources on the poor‚ drawing away much needed funds from the empire. Another theory was that plagues reduced the population to the point it could not sustain itself‚ and another was that the citizens of Rome became too satisfied and lazy‚ allowing the empire to crumble due to neglect. The list goes on and on;
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“Little Giant” 24 “Freeport Doctrine” 25 John Brown 26 Harpers Ferry (1859) 27 1860 election 28 Douglas (No. Dem.) 29 John C. Breckinridge (So. Dem.) 30 John Bell (Const. Union) 31 William H. Seward 32 Lincoln (Rep.) 33 South Carolina secession (Dec 1860) 34 Confederate States of America (1861) 35 Jefferson Davis 36 Sen. James Henry Crittenden & compromise attempt
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The deadliest war in American history is known as the American Civil War killing nearly 620‚000 soldiers and a mass amount of civilians. The War Between the States was fought between Southern slave states and the United States federal government. Southern states formed a group called the Confederacy‚ which went against the beliefs of the Union. Jefferson Davis of the Confederate States of America and Abraham Lincoln sought different views on slavery. Lincoln believed that all slaves should be
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As time passed the rapidly changing society in the nineteenth century‚ in 1820 the north and south began to have serious conflicting problems that were proved unfixable by compromise. During this time‚ the north underwent major social‚ economic‚ and industrial changes known as the Antebellum Period. While the south generally clung to king cotton and slavery and thus remained essentially the same. This arose a manifold of controversies with how issues such as tariffs‚ slavery‚ and land should be handled
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★ The Battle of Gettysburg: A battle‚ a speech‚ a memorial ground During the American Civil War‚ from the first to the third of July 1863‚ there were sanguinary battles in and around Gettysburg. The losses of lives on both sides were massive‚ approximately 23 000 dead‚ hurt or missing on each side.1 It was there‚ in the small city of Pennsylvania‚ that the war turned around. The South was suddenly facing defeat.1‚ 2 The Civil War continued for two years after the Battle of Gettysburg. Still it is
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I don’t believe we can have an army without music.” —Robert E. Lee. “If we’d had your music‚ sir‚ we’d have whipped you out of your boots.” — A Confederate officer at Appomattox to his Union counterpart”. The outcome of the Civil War was solely based on the North’s access to music. It gave both sides a way to express their views and differences. Music comforted‚ entertained and gave soldiers something to do other than worry about loved ones. At home‚ it distracted families from all the fears
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