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    Giant. Douglas argued for Popular-Sovereignty when the issue of slavery in new states came about so they could decide for themselves. Douglas also lead the fight for the Compromise of 1850‚ and incorporated the Kansas-Nebraska act which repealed the Missouri Compromise. Douglas was also known for his famous debates with Abraham Lincolon. He died on June 3‚1861. The Kansas-Nebraska was a bill in 1854. It let new states decide if

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    The United States in the nineteenth century evolved from settling on the Atlantic coast in the seventeenth century all the way to the Pacific Coast. Some civilians from the late 1830s and 1840s believed slavery to be the primary cause of western expansion. While this may be true‚ it was not the primary reason. There were many reasons for the expansion that were equally as important and impactful as slavery. The annexation of new states would allow the United States to grow economically and industrially

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    was their wartime experience different from that of white soldiers?) General Winfield Scott – (What was his plan for the Union and how was it supposed to work?) Events (Describe the event‚ its causes and effects) Missouri Compromise - Compromise of 1850 - Kansas-Nebraska Act - Passage of Emancipation Proclamation - Gettysburg Address - Vocabulary (answer the question‚ fill in examples from the lesson‚ where possible‚ or put the definition in your own

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    David Thoreau Questioned the spiritual cost of the market revolution 15) Canals and railroads spurred the development of towns and cities along their route 16) Which mode of transportation had the most dramatic impact on American economic lide by 1850? railroad 17) This individual left England illegally and brought his cotton spinning machine constriction skills to the United States: Samuel Slater 18) While Eli Whitney’s role in developing the cotton gin is well known‚ he was also a pioneer

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    - studies how economic actors can and do construct contractual arrangements‚ generally in the presence of asymmetric information Kansas–Nebraska Act 1854 - created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska‚ opened new lands‚ repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820‚ and allowed settlers in those territories to determine if they would allow slavery within their boundaries. Stephen Arnold Douglas - was an American politician from the western state of Illinois‚ and was the Northern Democratic Party nominee

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    (for example‚ if one state was anti-slavery then they believed that slavery should be banned everywhere else). One major event that took place because of slavery was the Missouri Compromise. When Missouri was the deciding factor in whether there would be more free or slave states‚ it was decided that Missouri would become a slave state while Maine would become a free state so that everything would be balanced. The issue of slavery

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    Multiple Choice The Compromise of 1850 included all of the following EXCEPT True/False Most southern whites who did not own slaves opposed slavery and resented the planter class. Multiple Choice The Wilmot Proviso Multiple Choice The war with Mexico was criticized Multiple Choice The question of statehood for Kansas and Nebraska became a critical issue because Multiple Choice Who of the following did NOT support the Compromise of 1850? Multiple Choice

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    Compromises are only temporary solutions‚ according to the United States history. They are used to give the people what they want without straying from the set rules of the constitution. However‚ sometimes these compromises can have the opposite effect and stir unkind feelings that could lead to something as horrible as war. The Civil War occurred for many reasons; certain compromises being some of them. New experimentations in government around the beginning period of the Civil War were being

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    economies‚ slavery and human rights‚ different views of the Constitution‚ the westward expansion and Lincoln’s election contributed to the outbreak of war. Although the North and South tried to reconcile their differences with major political compromises in 1820 and 1850‚ both attempts failed. ‘There is no way the war could have possibly been avoided.’ The different economies that emerged from the North and the South following the Mexican war had an effect on the commencement of the Civil War. In the mid-nineteenth

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    balances to ensure no branch would be allowed to have too much power. In 1791 the first ten amendments “Bill of Rights‚” were added to the constitution. The founding fathers used checks and balances and separation of powers to resolve issues and make compromises attempting to please everyone. The competing interests of different reigns of the nations‚ Sectionalism was between mainly the north and south. The north and south aroused

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