Missouri

going to court and suing for his freedom. The final decision of the Supreme Court shocked America. Scott had lived in Missouri with his master, John Emerson, a doctor from the army. The doctor ended up moving to Illinois, a free state, and then the Wisconsin Territory where slavery was banned due to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. The family later moved all the way back to Missouri where Emerson lost his life. This is where Scott had help from antislavery lawyers who helped him sue for his…

The United States faced many challenges in becoming an independent and new country and along the way those challenges included fighting other countries. As soon as we became our own country we faced another challenged with the British in the war of 1812. Contrary to how we functioned over the years and even in modern times this was a time where as a country, America banded together fighting for this new freedom and demanding it stay that way. And It was done with passion and love for our country…

hardships. Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory in 1803 by France, planning to enlarge the U.S territory, and to also, National Archives stated, ”Jefferson hoped that Lewis and Clark would find a water route linking the Columbia and Missouri rivers. This water link would connect the Pacific Ocean with the Mississippi River system, thus giving the new western land access to port markets out of the Gulf of Mexico and to eastern cities along the Ohio River and its minor tributaries.”…

Slavery and Westward Expansion had a very volatile relationship in the Antebellum era America and would contribute to the American Civil War. Westward expansion and the Missouri Compromise of 1820 would be a way to preserve unity within the Union, but over the next 30 years, ties between the Northern and Southern states would be strained as more territory is gained and the question regarding slavery’s place within these new lands. Through an analysis of book and article sources, one gains the…

James Monroe Patriot and President, written by Harriet Clement Marble an author who has published stores and poetry in several magazines depicts the life of James Monroe from birth to death in a chronological order. The book was published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons New York in 1970. Harriet Marble does an excellent job of depicting and portraying Monroe’s life from, “Student to Soldier” to his most impactful action on the world, The Monroe Doctrine. This book is contains several dozen sources and…

Robert Frost once said, “Freedom lies in being bold”. Back in the 1800’s, freedom was not given to everyone. It was not something that Americans could embrace at the time because African Americans were not equal, and they were far from free. They were sold and traded like property so for African Americans to gain freedom, serious action had to take place. Dred Scott took it upon himself to take action. Scott bounced around from state to state with his masters. He sued for his freedom time…

In an era where slavery was viewed as a profitable and reputable source of wealth, income, power, and an economic driving force, divisions amongst opinions added fuel to the flame for an unavoidable conflict to ignite. The Missouri Compromise came about for views, even within a time with which like-mindedness was prized and raised to the highest of glories on a pedestal, vastly varied on the issue of slavery and its seemingly rather loosely tied boundaries. With two opposing sides, the North for…

fix this problem with the Missouri Compromise which allowed for one slave state and one free state to enter the union at the same time. After America conquered more land west. In 1849 California request to join the union as a free state which causes many problems. Henry Clay then comes up with The Compromise of 1850 which allows California to become a free state and all other Mexican cession territories to become whatever they want based on their population. The Missouri Compromise was written…

Missouri Compromise The Missouri compromise is a landmark compromise in American history. States At the time were generally between two different mindsets, being pro or anti slavery; and also the nation was generally equally divided in the even number of states with for or against slavery. However, when Missouri applied for admission to the nation, the balance was going to be shifted in favor of the south. So Henry Clay, a lawyer, politician, slave-owner, and a representative to the House from…

Ashley who had led two failed attempts resulting in him being 100,000 dollars in debt had an unquenchable thirst for prosperity in fur trading and followed his partners food steps, “He left from Fort Atkinson on the Missouri River north of present-day Omaha on November 3, 1824 with a party of 25 men, 50 pack horses and a number of horse-drawn wagons” (“William Henry Ashley”). He headed south down the Platte River in high spirits after his partners report of success but…