Connecticut Compromise

was beginning to build between the north and south over the issue of slavery. Three major compromises helped contribute to these tensions and lead to eventual war. These are the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act. These compromises and their effects had major consequences that shaped the nation of their time. In 1820, Congress passed the Missouri Compromise. This compromise agreed to admit Missouri as a slave state and then admit Maine as a free state to…

The book Harriet Tubman: the road to freedom, by Catherine Clinton gives provides details on Harriet Tubman’s life. Harriet Tubman is an important person, because of her actions during the era of slavery. She was able escape from chains slavery, and Fugitive Slave Acts. Harriet risked her life by going to back in forth into the south to rescue her family members and others that were enslaved. Harriet was able rescue the enslaved people with the help of the Underground Railroad. She was a…

For many white southerners, Lincoln’s triumph placed their future in the hands of a party hostile to their region’s values and interests. Those who wanted the South to secede did not believe Lincoln would interfere with slavery in the states, but worried that his election indicated that Republican administrations in the future might do so. Southerners in the Deep South, fearing they would become a permanent minority in a nation ruled by their political enemies, instead decided to secede from the…

Westward expansion was greatly encouraged by Thomas Jefferson and his numerous policies. International commerce and technology were both things he supported, to benefit farmers and their way of life. This development would, according to Jefferson, provide an escape from the British way of life and industry. Then America would prosper, so long as farmers could obtain land at a reasonable price. These ideas inspired a massive movement that led to western expansion. Jeffersonian policies played a…

into what it currently is and without him the course of the nation could have been forever changed. Henry Clay and his political achievements may not be as well-known as others today. However, his major plans and policies, like the Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850, had major impact on the United States and possibly saved the Union. Therefore, Henry Clay is the most important figure in American History. Henry Clay…

The fight to end slavery was a long and arduous The anti-slavery movement had an array of different individuals involved for different reasons. Main reasons for the growing opposition to slavery was being education about slavery, realization of the constitutional violation, anticipation of greater economical chances for white men, fear and sectional strife it caused. Slavery was the cause of great sectional strife between the North and the South. Document A shows that the action taken by…

Harriet Tubman is being honored with an award for her bravery. She showed her bravery in the Civil War and when she helped with The Underground Railroad. Harriet showed that she was very brave when she was a spy for the Union in the Civil War. Before she was a spy for the Union she was a slave who escaped. Then she came back to where her family was and helped them escape. She was also known as the best “conductor” of the Underground Railroad. When she helped her family escape she realized that…

For decades, the North and South had been splitting apart due to their differing economies, beliefs regarding slavery, and political views, including states ' rights. While there were efforts to resolve the issues, primarily the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850, these were failed endeavors and did not stop the forthcoming events. The South had an economy that heavily relied on agriculture as the primary form of income while the North was becoming an industrial society. With…

In Southern history slavery has been of mammoth economic importance. The South used the slaves in growing cotton. The cotton picked by the slaves made up over 80% of the exports from America (U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Slavery: Cause and Catalyst of the Civil War, 1). The cotton export was the most important business in America, for both the south and the north. Slavery was one of the most cost effective means of production to earn money in a labor intensive…

During the 1800’s, the constitution was suppose to establish America as one nation, but instead the constitution created sectional discord and tension and contributed to the failure of the Union. Slavery in the 1800’s was exceedingly cruel, African Americans were thought of as property, were not allowed to have rights,were kept in horrendous living conditions and were treated unfairly. Sectionalism, when one’s views are based on where they are from, divided America into two sections, the north…