Compromise * Missouri Compromise (1820) -It didn’t allow slavery in the Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36°30′ north except Missouri. Allowed Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. * Compromise of 1850 ( 1850) - Admit California as a free state; uphold popular sovereignty in New Mexico and Utah; Includes Fugitive Slave Act; Settles Texas/New Mexico border disputes; Ban slave trade in Washington D.C * Kansas Nebraska Act (1854) - Divide the Kansas territory into Kansas
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The American people from 1820 to 1860 found themselves living in an era of transition and instability. The society they lived in was changing and traditional views and values were being challenged. The response to this period of uncertainty was a movement towards reform and an ever increasing desire for order and control amongst the people. The largest driving force for reform was the nation’s commitment to progress and development and other vehicles of reform included burgeoning religious sects
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many things that caused a resurgence of nationalism during the 1820s. America was expanding‚ money was being made‚ transportation was getting better with new roads and bridges and the country was prospering. Having just defeated Britain again made it possible for the Americans to feel a sense of pride. The westward movement‚ expansion of population‚ agricultural prominence and some of the leadership led to Americans moving forward during the 1820s. The nation was at a high peak and although had
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In the time period between 1775 and 1830‚ African Americans start to gain more freedom in the North while the institution of slavery expanded in the South. These changes occurred due to the existence of different point of views. The North did not need slavery and acknowledge the cons of slavery while the South’s want for slavery quickly became a need. After the American Revolution‚ The North slowly started to rid itself of slavery while the South implemented slavery into their daily lives. Slaves
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What would you do if you were had to move away from you home? In the early 1830’s the Native Americans and the settlers lived in peace. Native Americans lived on their own land‚ as well as the settlers. They only had a few years left before they would be forced to leave their homes. Forced to leave by new settlers who hadn’t even been there for 400 years. The homes that were owned by their ancestors. That their ancestors had worked on for years. The route to their new “home” would be long‚ dangerous
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Explain why there was popular discontent in Britain in the years 1815 – 1820 Lord Liverpool‘s government took office in 1812. At this time Industrialisation had already started to take effect which in term meant that workers were slowly becoming replaced because of the new machinery that was coming forward. At this point luddites came forward who were against machines taking over people because they saw the machines as a threat to their living. A reason of discontent here was that the workers who
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convention forced northerners to compromise on this issue in order to ratify the Constitution. While the delegate’s compromise established initial unity between the North and South‚ it set out a precedent for sectional concessions‚ which became increasingly intolerable to the other side. Increased sectional tensions eventually resulted in southern secession. The debate over slavery arose again after the Mexican-American War‚ when Congress had to decide the status of new territory acquired from Mexico. Although
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During the Industrial Revolution cities all over the world grew. The population growth affected the way many people conducted business. Business thrived in Great Britain due to the laws that encouraged business. People throughout these cities created inventions leading to faster‚ easier‚ more efficient‚ but also larger machines. These inventions eventually became to big for homes and moved into factories eventually creating factory towns. The way people conducted business mostly hurt everybody other
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History of evolutionary thoughtFurther information: History of evolutionary thought The proposal that one type of animal could descend from an animal of another type goes back to some of the first pre-Socratic Greek philosophers‚ such as Anaximander and Empedocles.[11][12] Such proposals survived into Roman times. The poet and philosopher Lucretius followed Empedocles in his masterwork De Rerum Natura.[13][14] In contrast to these materialistic views‚ Aristotle understood all natural things‚ not
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growth initiatives. How long can it afford to wait for profits to bounce back? H B R CAS E ST U D Y Growing for Broke COPYRIGHT © 2002 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. by Paul Hemp Look‚ you’ve got to grow. It’s what our economy is all about. Hey‚ it’s what our country is all about! Certainly‚ it’s what drives me. My father‚ Constantine Anaptyxi‚ came to America from Greece because he saw big opportunities here. He worked hard‚ took a few risks‚ and
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