1860

The years following 1850 proved to be a time of political turmoil in the United States. With slavery still being utilized in the South, it seemed that the Northern and Southern politicians would always be at odds. This opposition would always exist between the North and South so long as slavery existed. During the period preceding the Compromise of 1850 politicians were able to formulate compromises that barely appeased both sides. Eventually there was nothing else to do to satisfy both sides of…

a factor in America, but played a role in American politics until the arrival of large numbers of Irish and German Catholics in 1840. The immigration of large numbers of Irish and German Catholics to the United States in the period between 1830 and 1860 made religious differences between Catholics and Protestants. When the United States began to pass immigration laws at the end of the 19th century, governing the entry and residency conditions of the foreign-born, the laws were overtly…

those songs. In I Hear America Singing (1860), Walt Whitman conveys his concept of America as a unified nation. His poem explores the differing sort of people that Whitman contributes to creating America. They are exuberant, and strong. Although the poem is focused on the people, the title of the poem, I Hear America Singing, shows that Whitman thinks of these people as ‘America.’ These are the people that represent everything America is, in present day (1860,) with their traits and workmanship.…

During the 19th and early 20th Century, industrialization became the main cause for the development of new industries, as well as the expansion of many nations around the world. With the discovery of new ways to use the raw materials found during the First Industrial Revolution, in addition to the finding and creation of new resources such as electricity, steel, and chemicals in the Second Industrial Revolution, major countries around the world set their sights on having spheres of influence in…

The Pyramid Lake War of 1860 was an unavoidable war that stemmed from the years of abuse and mistreat against the Paiute tribe by Euro-American settlers. The Great Basin tribes were being forced into starvation by the Euro-American settlers who flooded into the area and overtook the lands. While the Great Basin Tribes tried to remain peaceful, after years of violent acts against them, they finally stood up against the settlers. The conflict which is considered to be “the single greatest…

American exceptionalism. What is it? American exceptionalism is the characteristic and political views that the United States is a free nation that is built upon democratic ideas and liberal views based off the ideology of Americanism. American exceptionalism stems off of the history of the United States and how it is inherently different from the birth of other nations. We set apart from Europe and began a new nation which stemmed from the American Revolution. We as Americans take pride in…

remained divided on the issue of slavery, the nation would not last. Lincoln said, borrowing from the Bible, "A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe that this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free." (p.32) At the 1860 election, Lincoln's position on slavery looked to be heading closer to that of abolition, especially with the ideas of secession…

I believe the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and the differences the northern and southern states had about the abolishment of slavery played a major role in why the Civil War was fought. Abraham Lincoln believed that southern states did not reserve the right to avoid the abolishment of slavery. Abraham was an anti-slavery republican who believed slavery was bad for business, and he did not want to see slavery spread to other parts of the United States. He was a strong advocate for citizens…

station of the pony express in Nevada experienced many conflicts; some of those conflicts were between the white settlers and the Indians. This conflict only contributed to getting rid of the pony express, which was only was in operation during April 3, 1860 to October 28, 1861. One of the conflicts that occurred at the dry creek station was when a group of Indians killed a man named Ralph M. Lozier and wounded a man named John Applegate after attacking the station asking Si McCandles (the…

Since the beginning of human history, Africa has always been a difficult place to live, which caused Africa to be basically be the bullied kid of the world. Not many know, but Africa is where humans are believed to have evolved from, making Africa the potential birthplace of humans, and really any hominids in general. Shortly after the birth of humanity, the Africans started forming Nomadic tribes in which they would move from place to place to collect food and they would survive by moving…