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    influence the political‚ economic‚ and social development of the New England colonies from 1630 through the 1660s? (Form B) 1. The issue of territorial expansion sparked considerable debate in the period 1800–1855. Analyze this debate and evaluate the influence of both supporters and opponents of territorial expansion in shaping federal government policy. 2009 DBQ: (Form A) From 1775 to 1830‚ many African Americans gained freedom from slavery‚ yet during the same period the institution of

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    Tension in Expansion It as a simple morning on the 4th of March 1801‚ when Thomas Jefferson gave his oath to office in the Capitol Building. A distilled feeling of uncertainty‚ as America put into office a Democratic-Republican‚ who caused tension to the federalist party after previously congress had issued the Alien and Sedition Acts. These acts enforced the deportation and imprisonment of illegal aliens by the President from the United States. To counter the acts‚ Jefferson and

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    Territorial Expansion Between 1800 and 1850‚ the United States was a nation extending in all possible ways. America experienced a amount change in national unity. Territorial expansion destroyed national unity. Between 1819 and 1824 is when the unified nation of America began to divide and depart from one another. Triggered by the concept of Manifest Destiny‚ people believed that America should extend from “sea to shining sea”. It was the issues of the expansion of slavery into the new territories

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    experienced a marked change in national unity. Territorial expansion had a large effect on national unity in this period. Territorial Expansion was among the great subject of debates during the period 1800-1855. These debates discuss arguments in favor or non-favor of U.S. Expansion. The arguments express concerns‚ fears and advantages the nation will experience by the consequences of expansion. Documents A‚ C‚ D‚ H and I are against territorial expansion. Between 1800 and 1823 the Louisiana Purchase

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    owned Texas. The Spanish allowed some Americans to settle in Texas (The). Because Spain was so lenient with allowing people to settle in Texas‚ Texas was flowing with Americans‚ Europeans and Mexicans who also brought their slaves. The Mexican government tried to keep the rate of slaves to a minimum and this angered Americans. This disagreement caused fighting.

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    since the founders of the United States desired a Federal Government with limited powers whose aim was primarily concerned with promoting the civil liberty of the Americans. According to Savage (2008)‚ during the reign of George Washington‚ the federal bureaucracy had only three cabinet departments; however‚ the federal government has since grown not only to more than eight cabinet departments‚ but also with other numerous bureaus‚ agencies‚ government authorities‚ administrations‚ and corporations

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    been told that the reason for the debate over the territorial expansion was because people didn’t want to expand to the west. This is not true do to the fact that in the 1800’s America was full of people who believed in manifest destiny. Most Americans believed that we should extend our nation’s borders from Sea to shining Sea and maybe even farther. We can see in our accurate history documents that the real reason for the debate of the expansion was because of slavery. This is what made America

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    DBQ From 1800-1855 many things contributed to the government’s policies towards territorial expansion‚ the most important ones being supporters of this behavior increased trade with Asia‚ and dislike towards Mexico‚ that helped with the addition of new states. The 1803 Louisiana Purchase helped start the Era of Good Feelings because it marked the beginning of the downfall of the Federalists. The Federalists opposed expansion because they feared that new territories would drain off their New

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    Territorial Expansion and Slavery Veronica Boisis His/115 February 20‚ 2013 Gregory Taylor * Congress deal with the issue of slavery as new states were admitted and new territories acquired by passing a new law‚ The Compromise of 1850‚ which allowed Texas to be admitted to the Union as a slave state and California to be admitted as a free state. Proposals known as popular sovereignty took place and consist in voters in New Mexico and Utah would decide the slavery question themselves.

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    In this period of time American territorial expansion was at an all time high; consequently‚ expansion encouraged economic growth and a more industrial society. This was good and bad for the people that lived within the nation’s boarders. The expansion drastically increased the amount of opportunities for the nation’s people to be successful. On the other hand‚ one was only allowed to take advantage of these opportunities if one fitted the racial requirements. Ultimately‚ each racial group faced

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