Missouri Compromise
The Missouri compromise is a landmark compromise in American history. States At the time were generally between two different mindsets, being pro or anti slavery; and also the nation was generally equally divided in the even number of states with for or against slavery. However, when Missouri applied for admission to the nation, the balance was going to be shifted in favor of the south. So Henry Clay, a lawyer, politician, slave-owner, and a representative to the House from Kentucky, devised a compromise. The Missouri compromise in general terms stipulated that Missouri would be admitted to the nation as a slave state. However all land that was purchased in the Louisiana Purchase that lied north of 36o30’n would be free …show more content…
Sandford, the Dred Scott decision is a landmark case in American history. The title plaintiff in the case is Dred Scott an enslaved African American, to a man who attempted to farm in Alabama. When his owner gave up farming the owner moved to St Louis Missouri where he sold Dred Scott to an Army Surgeon named Dr. John Emerson. Dr. Emerson then moved Scott to Illinois then later to Wisconsin territory, both of which are free states that do not permit slavery. Later Dr. Emerson died and his wife inherited his estate. So, Dred Scott using some money he had saved, attempted to buy his freedom; the widow refused, prompting Scott to seek legal …show more content…
Until this point war was almost a romantic portrayal. While the stakes were high during the revolutionary war, it was still a gentlemanly endeavor, sometimes which women and other civilians acting as spectators. Death tolls were relatively low, meaning less men left to fight the cause. The Civil War changed this for everyone. Men were gone and dying in the battle at a rate so quickly both the north and the south had to enact a draft to provide enough troops to continue the battle. This required the men to leave the home duties, like farming or working, to the women. Women were now the homestead provider, along with being the homemaker. Women worked at local jobs to be able to sustain. Eventually leading to women taking jobs as nurses for the military, the added medical care by trained people, led to higher mortality rate for the
The Missouri compromise is a landmark compromise in American history. States At the time were generally between two different mindsets, being pro or anti slavery; and also the nation was generally equally divided in the even number of states with for or against slavery. However, when Missouri applied for admission to the nation, the balance was going to be shifted in favor of the south. So Henry Clay, a lawyer, politician, slave-owner, and a representative to the House from Kentucky, devised a compromise. The Missouri compromise in general terms stipulated that Missouri would be admitted to the nation as a slave state. However all land that was purchased in the Louisiana Purchase that lied north of 36o30’n would be free …show more content…
Sandford, the Dred Scott decision is a landmark case in American history. The title plaintiff in the case is Dred Scott an enslaved African American, to a man who attempted to farm in Alabama. When his owner gave up farming the owner moved to St Louis Missouri where he sold Dred Scott to an Army Surgeon named Dr. John Emerson. Dr. Emerson then moved Scott to Illinois then later to Wisconsin territory, both of which are free states that do not permit slavery. Later Dr. Emerson died and his wife inherited his estate. So, Dred Scott using some money he had saved, attempted to buy his freedom; the widow refused, prompting Scott to seek legal …show more content…
Until this point war was almost a romantic portrayal. While the stakes were high during the revolutionary war, it was still a gentlemanly endeavor, sometimes which women and other civilians acting as spectators. Death tolls were relatively low, meaning less men left to fight the cause. The Civil War changed this for everyone. Men were gone and dying in the battle at a rate so quickly both the north and the south had to enact a draft to provide enough troops to continue the battle. This required the men to leave the home duties, like farming or working, to the women. Women were now the homestead provider, along with being the homemaker. Women worked at local jobs to be able to sustain. Eventually leading to women taking jobs as nurses for the military, the added medical care by trained people, led to higher mortality rate for the