Compromise

Since its end in 1865 historians have been trying to pinpoint the exact cause of the Civil War. Throughout the decades leading up to the war the Union had been unstable. Political leaders in all parties were trying to gain power for either the north or the south. As new territories were being introduced into the Union as states there became tension between the two regions. Each side knew that in order to maintain power their vision for the economy needed to be put into play, and territories…

Manifest Destiny Manifest Destiny was a term that described the expansion of the United States. The name “manifest destiny” was brought up by an editor from the Democratic Review, John L. O’Sullivan. He wrote, “Our manifest destiny is to overspread the continent allotted by Providence…” Manifest destiny also had the chance to spread Anglo-American culture and the idea of racial superiority. The “inferior” peoples living the far west of the United States—Native Americans and Mexicans— had to be…

The United States raised their people believing that power needed to be balance so that way any group wouldn't dominate the entire country. The southerners wanted to continue to deny the human rights of people because they wanted to have them as property, working for them and doing whatever they liked. They did all this because they wanted to run their farms and business cheaper than the folks ( people who didn't hold people in slavery). When people got tired of all that and wanted their human…

half a million square miles to the United States, more than a third of its prewar territory. There was a question over whether or not the newly acquired property of California would be a free or a slave state. Congress finally reached agreed to the Compromise of 1850, admitting California as a free state but also gave the South a much stronger Fugitive Slave Act. The Changes made to the Fugitive Slave Act, the Kansas-Nebraska…

ordered a warship to Charleston and strengthened the federal forts. Jackson also developed a force bill, which allowed the President to use military force to make sure acts of Congress were followed through (Brinkley, 207). Henry Clay came up with a compromise to ease the tension and to avoid violence. His idea was to lower the tariff gradually so the tariff would reach the same level it was in 1816 by 1842. On March 1, 1833, both the force bill and the compromised were passed and signed by…

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…

With all the compromises that completely failed, the issue with slave vs. free states, and the growing differences between the north and south, a civil war was bound to happen soon. However, the other assumptions that people have of what caused truly caused the war are…

Shamsun Nahar Professor Foster HIST 1301 8 Dec 2016 Catton, Bruce. The Civil War. Boston, Massachusetts, Mariner Books, 2004. Cost $0.01+ shipping cost $3.99 + Tax $0.33= Total Cost $4.33 Analysis of “The Civil War by Bruce Catton” The Civil War is a novel written by Bruce Catton In his earlier life, Catton studied at Oberlin College, but he had to leave without a degree due to his service in World War I. After the war he returned home and became a journalist and an editor for the American…

The Breaking Point: What Caused Secession? There were many elements that led to the Southern states to secede from the Union in the 19th century. Although there were numerous causes for the withdrawal of the Southern states, the preeminent causes originated from the beliefs of the North regarding anti-slavery. Among the many causes for the secession of the Southern states, significant causes include, the consequences of Western expansion, growing sectional differences between north and…

The Civil War fought from 1861-1865 was rough on citizens all around the country of America, especially those from the south, as the Civil War was also called the War of Southern Independence. Throughout these four years, the Southern and Northern ends of the country fought recklessly for bloodshed practically against each other. For the first eighteen months of the war, federal soldiers fought solely to uphold the Constitution and preserve the nation (Roark et al). As the world’s first modern…