The Great Divide The issue of slavery was discussed in many ways. People talked about the morality of the institution (or lack thereof)‚ the economics of slavery‚ and the political issues that came about because of it. No matter how it was discussed‚ the North and South could not agree. Northerners thought Southerners were corrupting the soul of America‚ and Southerners thought Northerners were hypocrites. No matter which way they looked at slavery‚ the North and South had two antithetical
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sovereignty Popular sovereignty – soverign people of territory should determine status of slavery Reasons for popularity – public liked it because accorded with democratic tradition of self-determination; politicians liked it because it seemed compromise btw abolitionists and south Zachary Taylor – Hero of Buena Vista‚ ‚ Whig candidate‚ wins presidency in 1848 Whig Platform – dodged troublesome issues‚ extolled virtues of candidate Free Soil Party platform – for Wilmot Proviso‚ against slavery
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Identify the Wilmot Proviso and Popular Sovereignty and the reaction of various political figures to these proposals. In the following years after the Mexican War‚ “Pennsylvania Democrat David Wilmot in 1846” had proposed of an amendment that read “as an express and fundamental condition to the acquisition of any territory from the Republic of Mexico… neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory” (388). In layman’s terms‚ Wilmot offered the idea that there
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Constitution Controversy In the 1850’s‚ there was much controversy and tension over the constitution between the states and the people. It did contribute to the failure of the union because of the different interpretations of the constitution‚ the conflictions of other documents‚ and tensions of the states and people. First off‚ if everyone had one interpretation on what the constitution implied‚ then there probably would not have been a civil war. From several of the documents‚ there are arguments
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the House of Representatives‚ for many years‚ and gained control over yhe senate because of the Compromise of 1850. Also‚ with the election of Abraham Lincoln‚ the slave states were beginning to think that the free states had control over the presidency. The final straw that aggravated sectionalism and brought along seccession was the Compromise of 1850‚ and the Ostead Manifesto. The Compromise of 1850 threw the balance of power off track‚ and when the slave states tried to balance it again through
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America that had been so successfully founded and developed by its united citizens was threatened by civil war. The early part of the century sought compromise that would end disputes between the Northern and Southern regions of the country; however‚ by 1850‚ tensions between the two parties had risen far beyond conciliation. These tensions that made compromise impossible centered mostly on the issue of slavery‚ and the zeal that many people had in defending their own view of slavery. The division of political
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During the Antebellum period‚ the North and South were divided into two sections. Antebellum Northerners were attempting to modernize the economy in the North while in the south the plantation complex was the economic form. The antebellum North and Antebellum South were more different due to the way they felt about slavery. The North and South differed greatly in how they wanted the newly admitted states to be during Westward expansion. The North opposed slavery‚ so after the Mexican-American
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their opinions. However‚ with no actual compromise being reached to solve their problems until after the Civil War‚ they were unable to avoid secession. Many of the compromises and decisions were constantly being changed. They never really satisfied both sections. Some examples are the Compromise of 1850‚ Dred-Scott decision‚ Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ etc. All of these were unsuccessful in keeping the North and South together. I believe if successful compromises were made to please both sections and were
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Caroline Simon Liz Fleischer Analyze the effectiveness of political compromise in reducing sectional tensions in the period 1820-1861. I. Introduction 1. Background Information a. sectional tensions had been causing disjunction between the North and the South ever since the the country’s founding b. political compromises were supposed to fix the issues but usually only led to temporary resolving of the problems c. slavery was the cause of the sectional tensions d. while cotton was king
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they did not simply cross the river to the free state of Illinois as opposed to following the Mississippi River to the Ohio River originally but ending up travelling to Arkansas. However‚ Jim and Huck could not just cross the river due to the Compromise of 1850‚ and the fact that the incumbent senator of Illinois was Stephen Douglas. This ultimately forced them to travel South‚ and brought into view the possible realization that the ‘free’ states were no more free than the ‘slave’ states and the questionable
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