Compromise of 1850

What is Underground Railroad? Where it runs through? It is a secret system that aids runaway slaves to escape to North and Canada. First, the “conductor”, who is the guide acts like a worker of the plantation and then the guide, helps the slave to escape from the slaveholder. Later, the “conductor” guides the fugitive to move from one station to another. The “stations” are secure places where fugitives can rest and eat, an alert is sent to the stationmaster to make the next movement. Also,…

Slavery was a widely controversial topic during the 1800’s. The North and South could not come to an agreement in many Congress meetings. They always had opposing views on many topics, especially slavery. The North thought slavery was wrong and wanted to end it. The South supported slavery because they profited from agriculture and in the south, slaves did all of the work for the Plantation owners. Disagreement caused the United States of America to break apart. This led to an inevitable Civil…

After the American Revolution the states had a bigger battle to win, the battle of making the Union thrive. Slavery became a dividing issue in the states because of differing opinions between states, especially the Northern and Southern states. One end of the spectrum believed slavery to be wrong on a social, political and moral standing while the other end deemed it a natural and normal condition. The north believed the South’s secession as a deplorable act, which gave them the drive to fight…

and most of its people were farmers. The North transformed from an agrarian society to an industrial society, having most of its citizens working in factories converting raw materials from the South and Europe into finished goods. The failure of compromise in Congress inevitably led to Civil War. In 1840,…

The cause of the civil war began because of the division between the northern states and the southern states in regards to the rights of blacks; the owning of slaves; and the economic ties of the north and south. Many whites did not see blacks as equals. According to Waldo E. Martin, "White Americans were unable to see blacks as Americans like themselves, entitled to the rights and responsibilities of citizenships." In 1857, A Missouri slave, Dred Scott argued with the Supreme Court that because…

Like all other countries around the world, the relationship between the United States and Mexico has changed throughout the years. The US has been a good source of help for the Mexican government during times of economic hardships. Mexico has provided the US with support with its workforce and economy during times of war. Today the presidents of both countries maintain close relationships as they strive for a better country. They unite to discuss the nation’s problems in hopes to finding the…

The most important cause of the Civil War as the disagreement of slavery between the and south. Some other important causes include states’ rights, election of 1860, and the Missouri compromise. The North and South had always had disagreements about slavery due to the South being pro-slavery while the North was not. As more states began to join there would be many issues of what states would partake in slavery and which states would not, this is where popular sovereignty came into place. The…

Was the United States Justified in going to war with Mexico? Mexico finally became a free country after a long fight with Spain for freedom. After winning this war Mexico's government gained many lands including what now is Texas, California, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. Mexico didn't have many settlers in their northern lands so they started welcoming settlers from united states. united sate settlers were encouraged to settle in Texas. Mexico then realized a little too late that letting…

If I were an American citizen in 1845-46, following the events leading up to the war with Mexico, examples of stories that I would probably see on newspapers would be such things as the problems that had been going on between the U.S. and Mexico. We would also probably see the attack the Mexico made on U.S. soldiers, and how the 49th parallel was quickly set in place after having passed the Oregon Treaty. There would also be propaganda, which would obviously be biased depending on which side the…

The Civil war was an inevitable conflict that happened from April 2nd, 1861 to April 9th, 1865. The Constitution said that says that all men are created equal, and the Declaration of Independence said that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, which are life, liberty and happiness. However, slaves and the black race weren’t seen as equal, and were often discriminated against. Furthermore, the economy of the North and South was…