States. There were many causes that led to this pivotal moment in history. The main causes of this war were: the 1850 Compromise‚ the Fugitive Slave Act‚ Dred Scott’s Decision‚ and John Brown’s Raid. The 1850 Compromise was the earliest cause of the Civil War. Henry Clay proposed the 1850 Compromise to solve slavery‚ as the nation is growing larger. There was a new fugitive slave act in 1850 to appease the South‚ as California entered as a free state to appease the North. Abolitionist Daniel Webster
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DBQ: The Reform Movements of 1825-1850 During the time period between 1825-1850‚ ideals of equality‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness defined democracy and were inculcated into the masses of America through a series of reform movements that emerged in the antebellum era. These reforms were based on the desire to make America a civilized‚ utopian society. The main types of reforms in this era were social reforms‚ religious reforms‚ institutional reforms‚ and abolitionist reforms. The main social
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The Fugitive Slave Act was one of the five acts contained in the Compromise of 1850. The highly controversial new law required the return of all runaway slaves to their masters. The recovery of runaway slaves was now under Federal Jurisdiction. Federal Marshalls were now bound by duty to return any runaway and also now had the authority to require assistance from any individual. If the assistance was not provided‚ the individual faced prosecution and fines. The law also stripped runaway slaves
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comparison of Russia and Britain in the period 1850 – 1900. How true is it to say that Russia was a ‘backward country’?” Countries develop at different rates at different times. While Britain had started to industrialise and modernise prior to 1850‚ is it true to say that Russia was as successful in trying to develop before the start of the 20th century or were they still considered a backward country by that time? Prior to and during the period 1850 - 1900‚ Russia was controlled by a Tsarist autocracy
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sought to expand democracy. One of these periods is the era of 1825-1850. There were many events occurring during this time that pushed democracy further. The desire to make America a civilized‚ almost utopian society and religious revivals occasionally adequately expanded democratic ideals‚ while movements for equal rights among women and slaves tried to put true democratic ideas on the table. Reform movements in the period of 1825-1850 did much to expand democratic ideals to all white males‚ but its
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territories. Henry Clay (the Secretary of State at that time) tried to end the war by introducing a series of bills called The Compromise of 1850. The Compromise had five laws that were put in place to help the Northern Free States and the Southern Slave States come to a natural balance. In September 9‚ 1850‚ the government passed three of the laws from the Compromise of 1850. The first three bills were regarding territory between New Mexico and Utah‚ in addition to adding California to the Union. Then on
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The territorial expansion from 1800 to 1850 did not unite the nation‚ but rather tore it apart. The concept of Manifest Destiny had most citizens believe that the territory of the United States should extend all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Through the expansion of territory the issue of slavery between the North and the South did not unite the nation but rather split it apart. The territorial expansion can be seen as splitting the nation apart when Missouri was added to the nation from 1819-1821
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The Influence of the 1850’s in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin Despite heartbreaking family separations and struggles for antislavery Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) erupted into "one of the greatest triumphs recorded in literary history" (Downs 228)‚ inspiring plays‚ pictures‚ poems‚ songs‚ souvenirs‚ and statues (Claybaugh 519). As Uncle Tom’s Cabin was being published in the National Era newspaper in forty weekly installments (x)‚ it was received by southerners as
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There are many reason to why Italian nationalism failed from 1815-1832‚ a big reason were Austria’s huge dominance over the Italian peninsula. Another factor that played important role was the revolutions themselves were divided by their methods and aims they wanted. The final reasons were the lack of support by the rest of the population during the revolutions of 1820-1830. The major reason that nationalism hindered in 1815-1832 were due to the Austrian dominance and the military power of the
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Myles Barrow December 1‚ 2014 AP U.S History Hellmuth When one reviews American History from 1785-1850‚ it can be concluded that‚ “Americans never learned to add without also dividing”. This is referring to America’s inability to have more land without also having the land divided into sections‚ whether it be north and south or east and west. For example when the Louisiana Purchase was made‚ yes it added more land to the U.S‚ but it also made it so there was another territory that
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