Compromise of 1850

After the Civil War a lot southerners wanted to go back to the plantation life that the region had been characterized by before the war but a few prominent leaders believed that the South should move onto a “new society of small farms, thriving industries, and bustling cities” (Tindall 560). Unfortunately, many farmers could not afford wages and a system of sharecropping was developed where the farmer paid no wages, the worker paid no rent and the two shared the crop they mutually produced.…

Causes DBQ In America during the period 1776 to 1852, slavery was a large, prominent part of society. In the South it was important to the agriculture industry. This industry was what drove Southern society; Southern families relied heavily on it and on their slaves to support themselves. Even though there was a desire to keep slavery in American society from 1776 to 1852, there were many underlying forces and specific events that caused a growing opposition to slavery. This opposition was…

The crack of a whip followed by a blood-curling scream of a slave named Patsey echoes through a large cotton plantation in Louisiana in 1842. Patsey’s cheek is pressed up against a hard and rough wood pillar while her friend and fellow slave “Platt, or Solomon Northup, strikes her naked back. Demanded by their master Edwin Epps, Northup must punish Patsey for running off by whipping her as on-lookers watch. Blood spatters off her back and into the face of a man who has seen freedom and now the…

She changed history and over 300 slaves lives. Harriet Tubman was the conductor of the Underground Railroad, allowing her to set up a lot of safe houses for slaves. "Harriet Tubman was chosen to be the conductor of the of the Underground Railroad in 1850" (Source 1). "Harriet Tubman set up safe houses for slaves in the Underground Railroad" (Source 2). Harriet Tubman, very much, innovated this world. Illuminate Araminta Harriet Ross, also known as Harriet Tubman, illuminated the world…

The Jacksonian Democrats, also commonly referred to as the Democrats, were a party of President Jackson’s supporters founded in 1824. They arose as a party to oppose President John Q. Adams, who at the time had no opposition. Later in the 1836, the Whig party emerged to counter the Democrats. They were a diverse party that united in their hatred for Democrats. Although these parties seemed to be at opposite ends of the spectrum, they had their similarities as well. A big issue in the…

In chapter six, Menchaca examines how the newly formed Mexican Republic adopted the United States' constitutional structure and moved a step further by granting citizenship to people regardless of race. This was a very tolerant idea that was well ahead of its time. However, this new Constitution established by Mexican legislators excluded slaves. Under the Mexican Republic, legislators decided that instead of abolishing slavery, a slave code would be issued to improve the lives of slaves. This…

Who Hates Whom: Why Do People Hate Each Other? With independence comes new rules and regulations, which not everybody agrees with wholeheartedly. When it comes to the Americas, political alignment is one of the greatest causes of conflict. Following independence from Spain in 1821, Mexico abolished slavery practices in the whole of the Mexican territory- including present-day Texas. Slaveholders in Texas rebelled against the Mexican government and won their independence in 1836 and re-legalized…

She was born in Maryland in 1820 and escaped slavery in 1849. She led hundreds of slaves to the north in seek of freedom using the Underground Railroad, an elaborate network of housed that supported the freedom of slaves. She was the most famous "conductor" on this railroad. During the Civil War, Harriet was the first woman to lead an armed expedition in war and liberated more than 700 slaves in South Carolina. Eli graduated from Yale College, formerly known as Yale University, in 1792.…

People in the North focused on Industry and fast business, while the South was focused on slow and steady agricultural growth. During the early to mid 1800s sectional differences forced the north and south farther and farther apart. The Missouri Compromise, Missouri was admitted as a Slave state and Main was a free state, this was to maintain balance between the states, The Fugitive Slave Act, which was placed to return any runaway slaves, and lastly Uncle Tom’s cabin, a book written by Harriet…

Many issues surrounding the Constitution of the United States divided the nation prior to the Civil War. Following are some of these issues and how they relate to the coming of the Civil War, how the document relates to the Constitution as of 1861, and how the Constitution relates to the issue today. The letter from Thomas Jefferson to John Holmes relates to the coming of the Civil War by Jefferson explaining to Holmes that there is tension in the states that cannot be easily dealt with. He…