The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo represented this in paper. After the Mexican War‚ Mexico yielded its territories to the United States. This territory was not covered by the Missouri Compromise‚ so it opened new debates over which state would be what. It was a major factor to the encroaching Civil War. The annexation of Texas in 1845 was also a massive controversy. The North wildly opposed it because admitting Texas as a slave state would give the South more power in Congress due to the size of
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The French Revolution 1789 Louis XIV left a huge debt for France. After him came Louis XV who brought some peace but could not stop the debt from building up. He ruled for 59 years in a very lazy manner and lost the support of his people. He kept borrowing more leading to higher interest rates and also refused to economize accordingly to avert crises. Then came Louis XVI who married Marie Antoinette of Austria. She was made a general target by the public because of the deteriorating relations with
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------------------------------------------------- What were the grievances of the Third Estate in 1789? There were three national ‘estates’ in France‚ the First Estate made up of all clergy ranging from Archbishops to Priests and the Second Estate made up of nobility were the ‘estates’ that did not need to pay any tax at all. The Third Estate was defined negatively as everybody who did not belong to the first two estates including the bourgeoisie‚ the artisan workers and the peasants. With a
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War in America‚ which made India the largest producer of cotton textiles and caused a rapid boom‚ as well as the opium trade that flourished after the Opium war in the 1840s had ended. 1860 and the subsequent years were seen as an important era for the making of this city‚ as the economic growth had several implications on the social and political life as well. Thus‚ this period saw the coming up of several shops owned by business families who had migrated from different regions of India‚ setting
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Chloé Boury 10.11.14 Mr. Ellinghaus SST 9C Slavery and Sectional differences in the 19th century In the beginning of the 19th century‚ sectionalism in the United States referred to the different political values‚ customs‚ and lifestyles of the North and South in the United States. The north believed in industrialization and trade whilst the south was based on agriculture and slavery. Northerners tried to abolish slavery whilst the south tried to expand the slave states to improve the agriculture
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Britain in the 1860s Things were quite different in Britain during the 1800s than it is today. There was no Child Protective Services. Women could not vote‚ nor did they get proper education. In order to support the family’s income children had to work from an early age. They worked as chimneysweepers‚ sellers in the streets‚ prostitutes‚ pot makers‚ coalminers etc. and had really long hours; often from early morning until late at night (which was similar to a fully-grown man’s working hours). Today
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Imagine what our country would be like without nationalism and sectionalism. Nationalism and sectionalism have gone back to the 1800’s and continue to go through our country. Two examples of nationalism are the building of roads and canals and the Monroe Doctrine. Each of those brought pride to our country‚ along with bringing the United States together. An act of sectionalism was the Missouri Compromise. The Missouri Compromise divided our country. Building roads and canals helped build nationalism
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The Second Opium War (1856 - 1860) Despite Treaty of Nanjing and following treaties‚ imperialistic countries wanted more privilege and opened ports. In 1856‚ Qing officials boarded Arrow‚ a Chinese-owned ship which was registered in Hong Kong and suspected of piracy and smuggling‚ and arrested its crews. British officials in Canton asked Chinese government to release sailors because the ship was registered in Hong Kong‚ a British territory. Moreover‚ British government insisted that
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Estates General to General Assembly II. Rising of Paris and Revolution in the countryside III. Principles of 1789 IV. The October Days I. From Estates General to National Assembly • Harvest Crisis: Popular (higher classes) had riots o French army was already stretched‚ state reluctant to use it o Cahier delonces created HUGE expectations on the Estates-General‚ “the great hope” • 1789 characterized by new sovereignty and also violence • Euphoria of deputies turned to frustration o Deputies
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What was wrong with French Society in 1789? After the death of Louis XV‚ his grandchild Louis XVI was appointed to rule over the people but his lack of ability to rule like a liege over the country plunge France into chaos‚ directing France towards a Revolution; The French Revolution. In France the French society was divided into three estates; The First Estate consisted of Clergy which had a population of 100‚000 people‚ Second Estate consisted of Nobility which had a population of 400‚000 people
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