Origins of the American Civil War

then the Scotts would have had to face heavy fines and time in jail with the possibility of sever punishment by the court. Luckily for them their petition was signed and approved by Judge John M. Krum but Krum was a heavy proslavery judge. This case would be known as Scott vs. Emerson. For the long legal journey ahead, the Scott family got financial and legal assistance from Dred’s former owners, the Blow family. No one knew exactly why the blow family had felt the need to help out the Scotts on…

The Dred Scott Decision In 1846, after about 46 years of being a slave, I awoke feeling confident and brave.Today I would do something I been thinking about doing this forever.Today I went to the Missouri State Court and I asked the court to be free,claiming that I have lived in a free state and territory.But, the court claimed I was still a slave.I was so blue I felt like it was the end of my life. Then in my next trial I was declared free and I was so pleased I felt like I could jump up and…

which could only mean most Americans citizens believed the romantic legend. This would increase the belief of manifest destiny, which would increase the wanting to expand, and result in the Plains Indians to move out, or die. Romantic legends become more influence to American citizens, which only meant more criticism towards the Plains Indians. Lecture 35: The Mexican War 3. How did the performance of the American army in the Mexican War contrast with its performance in the War of 1812? In the…

As America grew into its own unique nation post War of 1812, growing pains were evident as different debates began to shape America’s future. Debates such as the McCulloch v. Maryland, South Carolina vs. Jackson, and the Hayne Webster debate were the cause of america’s evident growing pains. The Growing pains that shaped america included the Indian Removal Act, Closing of Second Bank of United States, the Trail of Tears and the Missouri Compromise. These pains shaped the nation and evolved…

The Americans in the South and the Americans in the North have held their differences for a long period of time before the civil war was even thought of. They were opposed to what the other thought and believed that their way of living was the right way and the other was the wrong way. The south which mainly consisted of farms and plantations that had slaves doing the work believed that the North was meddling in something they had no business in. Which was their property; or in other words…

2) Justice Shaw concluded two different rulings in his 1836 and 1851 cases regarding two similar “fugitive slave” scenarios. In the Commonwealth v. Aves case, Justice Shaw ruled that the “fugitive slave” was to remain in Massachusetts and therefore, become a freed slave. Justice Shaw ruled the opposite in 1851 and ordered Thomas Sims be returned to Georgia after he had escaped. Justice Shaw cited two different laws in his opposite decisions. In the case of Commonwealth v. Aves (1836), Justice…

Destiny is a term that was to be said that was terminology attitude prevalent during the 19th century period ,but it was destined to, stretch from coast to coast .Not only that but also it helped the fuel western settlement ,native american from the removal and war with mexico. The downfall is to be said that, manifest destiny creates dissesion with a poularity confort.As to the point where people are having stuuf being taken from them ,which nobody would like to comfront in there…

Wilmot Proviso 1846: The Wilmot Proviso was an amendment created in 1846 by a representative named David Wilmot. The amendment stated that any land owned by Mexico was considered to be free, meaning slavery would not be tolerated. Wilmot’s intent was to get rid of all slavery in all the new land acquired. Many northerns agrees to this amendment however, southern's found it horrible. In addition, the amendment provided around $2 million dollars for President Polk to negotiate with Mexico for…

Supreme Court decided that the slaves are not defined as citizens of the United States, thus influencing their ability to sue in federal courts and this case eventually raised questions about slavery which led to the civil war. Dred Scott was a man who was once an African-American slave. He was sold in Missouri as a slave to an army surgeon, Dr. John Emerson, they later moved and lived in free states; Illinois and Wisconsin. Then, they moved back to Missouri, which is a slave state, but John…

In 1920 the instance of Frye versus United States, a youthful dark man by the name of James Fry shot and slaughtered an understood well off doctor in Washington D.C. The man that was shot and executed was Dr. Robert W. Cocoa in which Frye had killed in his office around sunset. In the workplace where Dr. Robert Brown was shot, another doctor had seen the shooting by Frye and started to pursue him after Frye attempted to keep running from the scene. Frye likewise attempted to shoot the onlooker…