In the year 1820‚ congress passed a law called the “Missouri Compromise”. This law stated: any state below the border of Missouri that wanted to join the Union would be a slave state‚ and any state above the Missouri border would be a free state. The law also allowed anyone to cross either side of the border to capture African Americans and sell them back into slavery. When the Missouri Compromise was passed‚there were three states above the border that were already slave states‚ and the law allowed
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John C. Calhoun John C. Calhoun was born March 18‚ 1782 in South Carolina. He was known as the "cast iron man" for his rigid defense of Southern beliefs and practices. Calhoun was elected into legislature in 1808. Two years later Calhoun moved into the House of Representatives. Calhoun is part of the Democratic Party. He also went to serve as a U.S Secretary of War and helped steer the United States into war with Great Britain. John C. Calhoun was elected into Congress in 1811. Calhoun supported
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total of 10 languages he was fluent in. On December 7‚ 1855‚ Chamberlain married Frances Adams‚ to whom he had been engaged for several years. Joshua and Frances had five children‚ but only two survived. Chamberlain became distressed about the secession of southern states and the outbreak of war. Joshua soon wrote a letter to the governor of maine explaining “I have always been interested in military matters and what I do not know in that line I am willing to learn.” Even though he had no prior
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The first turning point was politically‚ ended up being the emancipation proclamation and was done mainly by Abraham Lincoln. He was under pressure by the Republicans since the war was going on so long and slavery had became the big issue. The Battle of Antietam came along and Lincoln thought since the North had so many victories it was time for the Emancipation Proclamation “The Emancipation Proclamation declared that all slaves in areas rebelling against the United States were free‚ and that slavery
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The Civil War was an inevitable conflict that was due to the differences between the North and South societies‚ slavery‚ and politics. After the Declaration of Independence‚ the American society changed. It shifted from small agrarian societies to the industrial boom in the north; the migration of thousands of black slaves‚ and slavery being a viable economic system. Together‚ these caused a growing conflict between economic interests‚ social classes and regions that were involved with politics.
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American and French Revolution The things I knew about the American and French Revolution or the so called “Revolutionary War”: The American Revolution was an upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which the thirteen colonies of North America joined together to break free from the British Empire; which‚ in turn‚ combining themselves to create the United States of America. While‚ the French revolution was a period of radical‚ social and political upheaval in France that had a lasting
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(pro-slavery) 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry (John Brown) 1860 Democratic Party splits into two (North vs. South) November 1860 - Lincoln (Republican Party) elected president December 1860 - South Carolina secedes from the union 1861 - January: secession of Mississippi‚ Florida‚ Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Louisiana‚ and Texas - February: adoption Confederate Constitution and creation of Confederate States of America (South); pres. Jefferson Davis; capital: Montgomery‚
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Nuba Mountains‚ and the Abyei region. Nearly two years have passed since the governments of Sudan and South Sudan started negotiations. The negotiation teams first met in July 2010 to sign the guiding principles for South Sudan’s referendum and secession process; however‚ progress has been slow. Today this stalled negotiation process threatens the peace and stability of the two Sudans and the region at large. Therefore‚ its successful conclusion should be a priority for both governments and the
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When Abraham Lincoln was elected president and vowed to abolish slavery‚ he promised that he had “no purpose‚ directly or indirectly‚ to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists” (Source C). However‚ South Carolina did not believe in his ideas of slavery and chose to secede on December 20‚ 1860 along with six other states‚ which are Mississippi‚ Florida‚ Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Louisiana‚ and Texas. They seceded because the secessionists thought that the new Republican administration
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The Civil War was one of the greatest wars fought in history. It began with deep conflict between the North and South and the secession of the southern states. They primarily had different ideas on slavery‚ trade‚ and states which started the war. Some main causes were the Missouri Compromise‚ the Dred Scott decision‚ the Abolitionist movement‚ and Uncle Tom’s cabin. The Civil War officially started on April 12‚ 1861 when Confederate forces bombarded the Union controlled Fort Sumter in Charleston
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