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    How did the relationship between Austria and Prussia develop after 1815 and before 1850? The relationship between Austria and Prussia developed a lot during the era of economic wealth‚ revolution and war. Many governments were restored in Europe (after the defeating Napoleon). Legitimate monarchy was set up meaning the hereditary ruling families would be restored to their old thrones. This was agreed partly because it was seen as a more stable and suitable system suited to peace. Also Metternich

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    Sectionalism played a major role in causing the Civil War. The North and South became very divided over slavery‚ which was the main cause of the Civil War. For example‚ the North wanted to completely abolish slavery because the people believed it was morally wrong. On the other hand‚ the South wanted to keep slavery because it was the only way their economy would survive‚ plus they thought they were morally wrong. The split between the two sides began way before the Civil War‚ over slavery‚ during

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    Imagine the world before the 1850. There was no heavy equipment to assist in making buildings‚ houses‚ paving roads or cranes to move heavy equipment. Draft animals were used to pull heavy loads. People who worked the lands had no help other than manual labor and draft horses. Manual labor was grueling before the industrial revolution of heavy equipment. Over the years inventions were made that revolutionized the way building and structures were made. James Watt made the first reliable steam engine

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    While the causes of the Civil War can be attributed to various factors‚ the principal cause is considered to be sectionalism. Sectionalism is a term that describes a situation in which the needs or desires of individual parts become more important than the well-being of the greater whole. Such was the situation between the Northern and Southern states leading up to the Civil War. The two regions were marked by various differences‚ and the war was ultimately the result of both sides staunchly

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    opened up the opportunity for the north and the south to interpret slavery in whatever way it benefitted them the most. After expansion began to occur it was a disputed topic on whether territories were able to have slavery or not. The Compromise of 1850 somewhat made the situation clearer by stating which territories could and could not have slavery‚ but popular sovereignty made this compromise not as useful because pro and against slave populations moved into the territory just to declare slave or

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    American experienced a strong and rapid change from 1770s to 1830s which led to the creation of a new regime‚ dominated in form of party and democratic culture. The regime lasted unchanged for a century‚ before the civil war which brought about changes; great transformations of American society and culture‚ increase in world’s industrial economy. American’s public life from 1830s to the 1930s was the consistent in the form and content‚ of its party politics‚ its government and legal system. The democrats

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    Southerner experienced drastic developments in between 1830 and 1860. More than the northerners for sure. Cotton was dominant in every way. It controlled half of the exports of the entire nation. If they could succeed as cotton farmers the southerners brought slaves and slavery with them into the southwestern territories of the United States because they knew they would need them. Southerners did not need big cities for they did not have jobs to offer. The North attracted more immigrants than the

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    indian removal act of 1830‚ reservation opression I have decided to dive into the depths of the American Indians and the reasoning behind all of the poverty and the oppression of the “white man.” In doing so I came across a couple of questions that I would like to answer. A). How did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 affect Native American culture‚ financial status‚ health‚ and B). Identity and how is life on the reservation oppressive for the Native Americans? In the 1830’s‚ Native Americans still

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    of the national government expanded greatly as a result of Hamilton’s economic policies‚ Marshall Supreme Court decisions‚ Henry Clay’s American System‚ and territorial acquisitions. Although many of these programs ultimately sowed the seed of sectionalism‚ the net result was a more powerful national government by 1820. One main proponent of a strong federal government was Alexander Hamilton‚ who served under George Washington as secretary of treasury. In this position Hamilton made economic policies

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    was slavery through people’s reactions and actions to the Compromise of 1850‚ John Brown’s raid on Harper Ferry‚ and the expansion to the west. The compromise of 1850 was the first reason the Civil War was caused. The Compromise of 1850 was a solution to California’s wanting to enter the union and ended up upsetting the balance between slave and free states. On the website American Historama it says “The Compromise of 1850 was an attempt to smooth out the confrontation between the slave

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