Dbq 13 The Road To War
01/06/2011
The Road to War
1. Sectional Armistice of 1850
President Taylor adopted a form of popular sovereignty when dealing with the issue of slavery. He essentially made California a free state. a. Proposal (clay) i. Henry Clay was very weary of this crisis. He created a new compromise that challenged Taylor’s leadership of the Whig party. ii. In January of 1850, Clay got Daniel Webster to support him in creating a new comprehensive settlement to all the political issues regarding slavery. It was 8 resolutions long. iii. One of them was let California come to the Union on its own terms regarding slavery iv. Set up territorial governments outside of California without any rules …show more content…
Robert E. Lee who was so tactful in his dealing with people called him pertinacious. xxxv. Hampton Roads conference: meeting between Lincoln and Stevens (VP) in Hampton Roads Virginia. It failed
01/25/11
Early Engagements I. Comparison of north and south at outset a. 22/9 (thousand) is the ratio of population from north to south. It is also the ratio of railroad miles. i. South only had one north/south line and one east/west line b. North had a solid will to fight where as the south’s was less so and they had to resort to conscription a full year before the north c. North had 110,000 factories and the south only had 18,000 factories and only 3% were munitions factories d. North had cash economy south ran on credit, printed money, and loans e. North had equipment ot overcome obstacles in geography and a river fleet. South had the benefit of drawing their interior lines early, but coastline liability was lack of navy f. North had a inexperienced civil leader south had an experienced leader. g. North had few military leaders, south had many experienced h. North had an established diplomatic policy South led by “king
The Road to War
1. Sectional Armistice of 1850
President Taylor adopted a form of popular sovereignty when dealing with the issue of slavery. He essentially made California a free state. a. Proposal (clay) i. Henry Clay was very weary of this crisis. He created a new compromise that challenged Taylor’s leadership of the Whig party. ii. In January of 1850, Clay got Daniel Webster to support him in creating a new comprehensive settlement to all the political issues regarding slavery. It was 8 resolutions long. iii. One of them was let California come to the Union on its own terms regarding slavery iv. Set up territorial governments outside of California without any rules …show more content…
Robert E. Lee who was so tactful in his dealing with people called him pertinacious. xxxv. Hampton Roads conference: meeting between Lincoln and Stevens (VP) in Hampton Roads Virginia. It failed
01/25/11
Early Engagements I. Comparison of north and south at outset a. 22/9 (thousand) is the ratio of population from north to south. It is also the ratio of railroad miles. i. South only had one north/south line and one east/west line b. North had a solid will to fight where as the south’s was less so and they had to resort to conscription a full year before the north c. North had 110,000 factories and the south only had 18,000 factories and only 3% were munitions factories d. North had cash economy south ran on credit, printed money, and loans e. North had equipment ot overcome obstacles in geography and a river fleet. South had the benefit of drawing their interior lines early, but coastline liability was lack of navy f. North had a inexperienced civil leader south had an experienced leader. g. North had few military leaders, south had many experienced h. North had an established diplomatic policy South led by “king