States’ Rights": The rights and powers belonging to individual US states instead of the federal government. Since the Constitution was first written‚ arguments had taken place regarding just how much power the states should have vs. how much power the federal government should control. Originally‚ the Article of the Federation established a weak government an issue that was addressed with the US Constitution that would strengthen the federal power. However‚ both northern and southern states disagreed
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Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America Chapter Summaries Chapter 1: “Massacre at Mystic” May 26‚ 1637 was a fateful day in the history of America. The actions of Major John Mason and his Puritan men set a precedent for the next two hundred years of European and Indian relations. On that clear May night near the Mystic River of New England‚ hundreds of Pequot Indians were killed by the Europeans and their allies‚ most of the victims being the elderly‚ women‚ and children. This massacre was
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Do you think in the year 2030 that the United States government should colonize South America? If so‚ then you do not know the negative effects that it can cause. Some of the negative effects is that it can cause a civil war and can make people die from different diseases. In the year of 2030 the United States government has decided to try and colonize struggling countries in South America. The United States should not colonize struggling countries in 2030 because it would take away the people
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terrified the southern states. Southerners new that Lincoln favored abolition and he desired to rule against slavery in the western territories. There was a fear that Lincoln would eventually outlaw slavery for good. Therefore‚ the southern way of life would forever be changed. The southern states came together and decided the best solution would be to secede from the union. South Carolina was the first state to request to leave the union. Consequently‚ more southern states followed their act within
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The collapse of the Union was a result of the schism separating northern and southern states‚ originating from differing opinions on slavery which ultimately incited the South’s secession. As the election of 1860 drew near‚ hopeful democratic and republican candidates emerged despite the already turbulent condition of the nation over the issue of slavery. The Democratic ballot was split between the northern representative Stephen Douglas and southern representative John Breckinridge‚ while alone
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escaped from slavery by stealing a Confederate ship from Charleston harbor and piloting it to the blockading federal fleet. Thereafter‚ Smalls guided Union gunboats and toured the North recruiting black troops. He eventually became a Congressman and fought for educational and economic opportunities for African Americans. 2) Wade Hampton Wade Hampton was a South Carolina legislator and one of the richest planters in the South. Hampton joined the Confederate Army and soon became a general. Being
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On April 12‚ 1861 the once unified United States of America broke into war between the Confederate South and Union North with the aim for a short war over in a matter of months. Not a soul anticipated the nearly 4 year war that seemed everlasting. The foundational hope for the North to reunite the Union soon changed as the war moved at a tedious pace. They realized the abolition of slavery needed to be fought for. The Civil War changed Americans viewpoint toward the black population‚ political
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necessary in the Southern States‚ but as a united nation both the North and the South couldn’t have their way. The Northern States wanted to prohibit slavery‚ however the Southern States wanted to allow slavery. This led to many disputes‚ violent uproars‚ and protest throughout the nation. In 1854‚ the Kansas-Nebraska act was passed allowing two states located in the middle of the states to decide whether they wanted to allow slavery within their borders. Nebraska became a free state due to its position
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America today is a divided America. The Civil War‚ even though it was so long ago‚ played a major role in America’s division. It has been 150 years since the last shots of the Civil War were fired. That was a war that divided the American people ‚ and in many ways‚ still divides Americans today. Whether it be race‚ gender‚ class or geographic location‚ Americans have always found a reason to hate or disagree with each other. President Lincoln started planning for reconstruction of the South during
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the United States and Texas. This allowed their economies to grow and fuel the development of these states. However‚ as states started to join the union‚ slavery started to decline in the northern United States and increase in the Lower United State including Texas. The United States was divided on slavery and the Norther States abolished slavery while the southern states embraced it. The northern states above the Missouri Compromise of 1820 did not allow slavery. The United States economy played
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