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    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 up of cotton mills‚ the Native Stock Exchange centre for joint stock/ ventures etc. The economic

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    that politicians sought to suppressed the subject altogether hoping that it would just fade away‚ but as suppressed subjects tend to do‚ slavery became an even more of an impertinence‚ increasing in the Southern economy. Though efforts to save the union were ever present‚ they were out weighed by the sectionalist sentiments brought upon by divisions among societies in the North and South‚ societal reforms in the North‚ involving the North in runaway slave issues‚ the idea of nullification‚ political

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    overhaul of the Federal government. With the exception of Rhode Island‚ these men came from all over the states: large and small‚ north and south. This diversity in delegates helped create a balance of ideas that would become known as constitutional compromises. Without these integral ideas coming together‚ we would not have the government we know today. The delegates of Virginia were the first and most voiced of the crowd. They came straight in with a clear idea of what they wanted to achieve. Edmund

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    AP U.S. History 1850’s- The Decade of Crisis 1. Wilmot Proviso was an amendment proposed‚ by democrat David Wilmot‚ to the bill for peace with Mexico in 1846. The amendment stated that all land attained in the treaty with Mexico would be slave free. This proposed amendment would be a debated for years and set out a pressing issue dealing with westward expansion. Southerners thought it was unfair because‚ “all Americans should have equal rights‚ including the right to move their property.”

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    The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)‚ which was established in 1922‚ was the first communist state in the world. Run by the general secretary‚ the equivalent of the position of the president in the United States‚ the communist party controlled the government‚ and the government controlled all of the industry and agriculture. Yet‚ under such strict government control‚ the Soviet Union ended in collapse in the year 1991. The main contributing factor towards the downfall of the USSR was the

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    Republic of the Philippines PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Makati City SUGGESTED FORMAT OF RESEARCH PROPOSAL  PART I. Summary of Proposal   A. PROJECT TITLE:   B. NAME AND ADDRESS OF PROJECT PROPONENT:   C. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT: (General objectives of the project‚ its significance‚ output expected and major activities envisioned under the project.)   D. TOTAL PROJECT COST:   E. TIMEFRAME: (Project duration in weeks and approximate starting and completion dates

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    In 1860 and 1861 eleven of the southern states declared their secession from the Union creating the Confederate States. This act caused widespread conflict and the Civil War followed quickly after. The Southern states were led to secede from the Union by many different factors‚ including the question of slavery‚ the election of Abraham Lincoln‚ and the “right of self government.” In 1850‚ John C. Calhoun asked the question‚ “What is it that has endangered the Union?” in his speech "The Clay Compromise

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    The Great Compromise

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    The Virginia Plan‚ New Jersey Plan‚ and the Great Compromise was a big part of America’s future. The Virginia Plan was for a legislative branch. It placed the broad outlines of what became the U.S. Constitution. The New Jersey Plan was a Small State Plan. It was a structure for the United States. The Great Compromise saved the Constitutional Convention. This had to do with the House and the Senate. All of these plans have played a big role in the way that America is today. The Virginia Plan was

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    differences to form between the North and South‚ eventually leading to the South’s secession from the Union. The roots of the Civil War planted themselves far before the secession of the South from the Union. In 1787‚ during the writing of the Constitution‚ Roger Sherman proposed a compromise known as “The Great Compromise”. This compromise included a clause called the “Three-Fifths Compromise”‚ which created a method to account for the population of slaves when deciding the number of representatives

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    It’ feels like it’s the end of the world ehh? You don’t know what to do‚ u get that sick stomach feeling and you don’t feel like eating or drinking or doing anything? You don’t know who to talk to‚ you dont even want to talk to anyone‚ you feel like crying every time you think about him/her .. well.. Yes. Welcome to the hard side of love. It sucks. I know. It completely does. You never knew that it would ever come to this day. The worst part is every sad love song reminds you bat him/her. Well

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