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    Sectional Crisis Leading to the civil war there were a plethora of things that impacted the unity of the nation as a whole. Two major events that contributed to this were the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas Nebraska Act. Both of these events changed the relationship of the nation in many ways. The Compromise of 1850 was a compromise that stated California would be admitted as a free state‚ the slave auction would end in Washington D.C‚ settlers of Mexico and Utah would decide whether

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    colonies resulted from European expansion; perhaps the two most talked about would be the colonies in Virginia and Massachusetts. Each colony was unique in its own way‚ but similarities between the two were also apparent. These similarities and differences helped shape what would eventually become the “North” and “South” during the Civil War. The English settlements in Virginia and Massachusetts were both established in the early 1600s but the reason why and how they were established differed tremendously

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    Reconstruction Era had caused many problems among the black people‚ the south‚ and the North (The Union). During this Reconstruction Era the South had found any possible loopholes that they could use to take black people’s rights away such as needing to do a literature test before voting‚ and used their power to scare and threaten black people into doing what they had wanted. To what length did the south destroy Reconstruction? The south had killed Reconstruction by using any and all loopholes they found

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    How Life in the North was Different from the South Before the Civil War there were many differences between the North and the South. These differences created problems between the North and the south. Three of the differences were transportation‚ geography‚ and society. Clearly‚ one of the differences between the North and the South was there source of transportation. In the North they traveled by railroad and steamboats. In the South they traveled by steamboats and railroads. The South’s main

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    South-North Division in Korea Korea is an East Asian country‚ which is surrounded by the sea on three sides‚ but unfortunately divided into two parts-South Korea and North Korea. Korea is bordered by China on the north and by the navigable Yalu and Tumen Rivers‚ both of which flow from Paektusan‚ the highest point in Korea at 9‚000 feet (Weightman 360). Korea has four seasons and a monsoon climate with warm‚ humid summers and cold‚ dry winters. Continuous rains from June to July are a phenomenon

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    Advantages and Disadvantages of the North and South The Civil War was a war that nearly divided our nation in two. We had the Union‚ who fought to end slavery‚ and unite America. Then there was the Confederacy. They wanted slavery in their territory‚ and fought for there way of life. So‚ my question is what exactly were the advantages and disadvantages of the North and South. First let’s start off with what the North or the Union had as advantages. The North had many prominent leaders like Ulysses

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    ravaged by social inequality‚ tension between the classes and avarice. New England emphasized religion and the importance of communalism and equality. In 1636 it was written that colonist intend to “walk in all ways of Christ”. They desired a colony that embraced religion‚ rather than money because they found a HUGE wealth in God. Chesapeake colonist of Virginia didn’t exhibit the same emphasis of a community life. Virginia was renowned for its social inequality‚ tension between social classes and greed

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    DBQ For many years the North and the South tried to live in harmony even though they had opposing views. The North was slowly growing a strong hate for slavery while the South strongly depended on it. So for years they try to avoided confrontation‚ but the question of slavery still threatened to divide them. You see this in the Missouri Compromise – Maine would enter as a free state and Missouri would enter as a slave state‚ but in the rest of the Louisiana Territory north of 36’30° slavery was prohibited

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    How was life in the North different from the South LIfe in the North had a lot of differences than life in the South. They both had different economies‚ societies‚ geographies and transportation. For example‚ the North’s economy was based on working on industrial machines and the South’s economy was based on working on their farms and picking cotton out of their fields‚ those are two totally different economies. That shows how they both had different ways of living. Living life in the North was

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    Before the Civil War‚ the Northern and Southern cultures were accepted. By the 19th century sectional antagonism began to slowly decrease from the disagreements and disputes leading up to the Civil War. This made the United States truly ‘one nation.’ Slavery being the main cause of the Union‚ began to influence a good outcome. Some people thought the Civil War should not cause any sectional antagonism. From Lincoln saying “we are not enemies‚ but friends. Though passion may have strained it must

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