AP US History Even though compromises and agreements look straight forward‚ the parties involved usually have ulterior motives. The Compromise of 1877 was consisted of a few main point. It called for the withdrawal of all federal troops from the South‚ supported internal improvements in the South and promised to appoint at least one Southerner to the cabinet. Also it gave conservative Southern Democrats some control over their local patronage and gave the South a free hand in race relations
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The Great Compromise of 1787 or the Connecticut Compromise of 1787 refers to the settlement of the dispute that rose due to conflicting views put forward by the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan. These plans proposed changes in the Articles of Confederation that was the aim of the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. However‚ whereas the Virginia Plan seemed to provide a greater representation of the more populous states in the national government‚ the New Jersey Plan was proposed by the smaller
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constitution banned the slavery. Henry Clay worked to make a compromise that would both satisfy the South and the North. With the support of Daniel Webster‚ a powerful senator of Massachusetts‚ Henry Clay presented to the Senate a series of resolutions later called The Compromise of 1850. In order to appease North‚ the compromise regulated that California be admitted to the Union as a free state. To please the South‚ the compromise proposed a new and more effective fugitive slave law. To appease
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One compromise of the constitution was The Great Compromise‚ or the Connecticut Compromise. The Great Compromise was put into place because the states could not agree upon how they should each be represented in national government. The smaller states did not want representation based on population because they would then have less representatives in government. The larger states believed that because their population was greater they should have more representation for their people. The smaller states
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government. The colonists would vote for senators and representatives which would be their voice in the government. This lead to the great compromise which was a debate between the smaller and larger states about who should have more say in the government. The small states wanted to have an equal amount of representation in government‚ that it why the Great Compromise was created. In representative government the people vote for a representative to be their voice in government.
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Missouri Compromise The first ships with African Slaves arrived in America in the 1600s and the slave trade spread through the colonies and continued through the birth of the United States. With the expansion of cotton and other goods of agriculture through the South‚ more slaves were needed to continue production. But after the American Revolution‚ many American goods‚ including indigo and tobacco‚ lost their appeal because the British were less keen to only trading with the US. Many slaves that
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debate was clear and accurate‚ but was not usually thorough. Information had several inaccuracies OR was usually not clear. Rebuttal All counter-arguments were accurate‚ relevant and strong. Most counter-arguments were accurate‚ relevant‚ and strong. Most counter-arguments were accurate and relevant‚ but several were weak. Counter-arguments were not accurate and/or relevant Use of Facts/Statistics Every major point was well supported with several relevant facts‚ statistics and/or examples. Every
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From 1825 to 1850‚ reform movements in the U.S sought to expand democratic ideals by Religion‚ morals‚ women’s rights and abolitionism‚ which in the main part worked. However‚ Nativism did not support the idea of democratic ideals‚ and some didn’t support the reforms. Morals were used to expand democratic ideals by reform movements. Document A‚ according to the Fourth Annual Report which was influenced by the second great awakening claims that prisons should be reformed. If it is‚ this would be
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The Compromises of the Constitution: Strengths‚ or Weaknesses? Throughout the history of the independence of our country‚ the framework of government built by our forefathers has held up our nation in times both thick and thin. This Constitution is the backbone of the United States of America that has stood the test of time‚ and continues to guide as the supreme law of the land; however‚ as time progresses‚ rules must be reviewed and altered to adapt to the changing world. Without these compromises
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The United States was built on details and designed by compromises and traditions. Compromises and traditions are ideas the original writers of the United States Constitution felt would help ground future generations within the political arena and unite the country as a whole. A wide range of issues‚ including the checks and balances were written in order to deprive an individual government to impose their will on others. Americans were built on details that have been brought by two main political
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