Northwest Ordinance

Though the issue of slavery was, for the most part, left on the political backburner from 1776 until about 1840, it remained hotly contested in the minds of a large number of Americans and would eventually intensify to the point of launching the nation into a Civil War. These economic, social, and political developments between Northern and Southern states planted the seeds of what would eventually become the single bloodiest war in American history. In 1619, a Dutch trade ship arrived at…

Civil or not? The Civil War occurred on 1861 in America and was fought for the American people and citizens. Although the war was fought for the citizens and was named ‘Civil’ only one group of the citizens, either the Union or the Confederate, won what they desired. So was the Civil War civil? Between the Union and Confederate existed several opposing opinions, which led to the Civil War. Some of these issues were the different types of economic structures, perceptions of equality and freedom…

The Articles of Confederation, ratified by all thirteen states on March 1, 1781, did not provide the United States with an effective government. In order to determine exactly how ineffective this government was, we need to look deeper into the economic, political, and ideological aspects that the Articles of Confederation presented at that time. Economically, the Articles of Confederation left Congress with no power to regulate commerce, which resulted in the states being able to establish laws…

Although slaves were still present in the south, they were set free in the North under the Northwest Ordinance for they were not that significant to the economy than they are in the south. In addition, there was a 3/5 Compromise on which slaves were counted as people, and not just objects that were owned for political assets, population, and tax purposes…

during the American period of continental expansion. During this time, there was constant debate over the admission of states; most notably, whether those states would be considered free or slave states. Fehrenbacher takes readers from the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 to the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 until the legislators finally decide the issue must be heard by the court. Though, he notes that this path to the court is not…

Political: In the City of Edinburg, politics split into three parts, 68.920% Democratic, 30.290% Republican, and 0.796% independent. Economic: Edinburg Economic Development Corporation’s Executive Director, Ramiro Garza Jr., Reports that Edinburg has generated over $1.14 million in local sales taxes for the month of April 2009. This figure is up 11% compared to $1,033,765.77 produced in the same month in 2008. The local sales taxes generated by the city’s one and a half cent local sales…

The expansion of America across the Atlantic Ocean was a significant historical breakthrough at the time. Even though, half a millennium before Christopher Columbus landed in the New World in 1492, Vikings were the first to set foot on the North American loam by their leader Leif Eriksson. The “discovery” of the new world was viewed by many world power country leaders as not only a financial opportunity, but also the chance to control the flow of precious materials and trade goods coming out of…

mutual distrust both populations have with one another and that the government chose to side with the American settlers who were expanding westward on to Indian soil (83-86). Eventually the federal government had to implement new policy like the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 in order to reduce racial tension and allow for more trade and…

Throughout history there have been scholars and philosophers who spent their days discussing ideas and talking intellectually about their environment and people around them. As time goes on, the meeting of the minds takes place inside of buildings, rooms, convening in groups and education becomes the forefront of conversation. Education is a very important topic to explore and expand new horizons among the masses. Education was a matter of concern to the new state government. Americans knew…

Thomas Jefferson’s Thoughts On Freedom And Equality Thomas Jefferson was one of the most influential and inspiring of the Founding Fathers. Jefferson is credited with being the author of the declaration of independence, the Third President of the United States, and for his major contributions in influencing religious freedom as well as equality and liberty rights. However there are many misconceptions on how universal Jefferson expected freedom and equality to be. Society today criticizes…