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- 61: Civil War
- ... which includes eight parts. "The first pair would admit California as a State and organize the remainder of the Mexican cession without "any restriction or condition on the subject of slavery". The second pair of resolutions settled the boundary dispute between Texas and New Mexico in favor of the latter and compensated Texas by federal assumption of debts contracted during its existence as an Independent Republic. Clay’s third pair of resolutions called for abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia but a guarantee of slavery itself in the District. As if these six proposals yielded more to the North then to the South, Clay’s final pair of resolutions tipped the balance Southward by denying ... passage of the compromise, the North had to enforce the law which it hated. As the United States expanded westward, two new territories were carved out and the issue of slavery arose again. The U.S. government let the two new territories decide themselves whether or not to permit slavery. Since it was up to the people to decide the ...
- 62: History Of The Original Lincol
- ... with such a constitution as the people of that may see fit to make. Question 4. “I want to know whether he stand to-day pledged to the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia?” Answer: I do not stand to-day pledged to the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. Question 5. “I desire him to answer whether he stands pledged to the prohibition of the slave trade between the different states?” Answer: I do not stand pledged to the prohibition of the slave trade between the different states. Question 6. “I desire to know whether he stands pledged to prohibit slavery in all the territories of the United States, north as well as south of the Missouri Compromise line?” Answer: I am impliedly, if not expressly. Pledged to a belief ...
- 63: Sectionalism and the Breakup of the U.S
- ... Glynn Throughout the early 1800's the country was split in many areas over many issues. Some of the more severe clashes between differing groups resulting from such issues as slavery, expansion, and internal improvement. With all of these controversial topics to worry about along with the vast diversity in the nation, caused separation and tensions throughout the country. The most prominent of the previous topics was slavery. This was an issue in the days of the bible and continues to be an issue in the middle 1800's. The divisions in the country brought about by slavery seem to be categorized into two main groups, abolitionists, and slave holders. These two groups also were divided geographically for the most part due to the South's need ...
- 64: Slavery
- Oppression and cruelty; just two of the many words used to describe slavery. However no word or words can be used to truly illustrate the hardships and tough times that the slaves went through. In the time of slavery, innocent people were taken from their homes and separated from their families to be sold as workers to people around the world. They did not just work, similar to modern ... fact that they could stay in the sun longer. In particular was a slave by the name of Olaudah Equiano, who wrote a personal narrative on his own experiences during slavery. In his writings, he did an excellent job in highlighting the oppression and cruelty in his own life and other peoples as well. The point of his narrative was ...
- 65: Sixteen Most Significant Events in US History between 1789 to 1975
- ... the west allowed settlers to expand beyond the Mississip opening a vast frontier which was rich with natural resources. Second, and most important, the war brought the lingering debate over slavery to the forefront. The slavery question would soon become the issue of the decade, directly impacting the entire country. The acquisition of new territory stirred abolitionists in the North who viewed it as an opportunity to weaken the stronghold slavery had on the country. Southerners realized that the territory must be admitted as slave if they were going to maintain their "peculiar institution" and a balance of power. As ...
- 66: William Lloyd Garrison
- William Lloyd Garrison William Lloyd Garrison was America's greatest fighter against slavery. He became the most villified man in the country. He was considered a dangerous radical, he was scorned by society, attacked by the press, and hunted by enraged mobs. But this crusader against slavery never feared to stand alone. Throughout his adult life he was committed to the abolition of slavery in America. William was born on or about December 10, 1805, to Abijah and Fanny Garrison. (Faber 13) The date of his birth is not certain because no one ...
- 67: Slavery - A Cruel Institution
- Slavery as a Cruel Institution Cruelty can be defined as an inhumane action done to an individual or group of people that causes either physical or mental harm. Slavery, at its very core, was a cruel and inhumane institution. From the idea behind it to the way that it was enforced, it degraded the lives of human beings and ... of fifteen children, was born on a plantation in South Carolina in 1849. He relates the conditions that his family lived in: Most of the cabins in the time of slavery were built so as to contain two families; some had partitions, while others had none. When there were no partitions each family would fit up its own part as ...
- 68: The Presidential Contenders In
- ... one of California's first two Senators. The infant Republican party was born from the ashes of the Whig party, which had suffered spontaneous combustion as a result of the slavery issue. The party's convention was a farce; only northern states and a few border slave states sent delegates. Sticking to their Whig roots, they nominated a war hero, albeit ... having been the thirteenth president following the death of Zachary Taylor, found himself representing the American party after many northern delegates left the convention over a rift caused by the slavery issue. Their objection was that the party platform was not strong enough against the spread of slavery. The party's vice presidential nominee was a nephew of Andrew Jackson and the editor of the Washington Union. The party, also known as the Know-Nothings, was extremely ...
- 69: The Contenders
- ... one of California's first two Senators. The infant Republican party was born from the ashes of the Whig party, which had suffered spontaneous combustion as a result of the slavery issue. The party's convention was a farce; only northern states and a few border slave states sent delegates. Sticking to their Whig roots, they nominated a war hero, albeit ... having been the thirteenth president following the death of Zachary Taylor, found himself representing the American party after many northern delegates left the convention over a rift caused by the slavery issue. Their objection was that the party platform was not strong enough against the spread of slavery. The party's vice presidential nominee was a nephew of Andrew Jackson and the editor of the Washington Union. The party, also known as the Know-Nothings, was extremely ...
- 70: Fredrick Douglass 5
- Frederick Douglass the most successful abolitionist who changed America s views of slavery through his writings and actions. Frederick Douglass had many achievements throughout his life. His Life as a slave had a great impact on his writings. His great oratory skills left ... all he was the best black speaker and writer ever. Douglass was born a slave in 1817, in Maryland. He educated himself and became determined to escape the horror of slavery. He attempted to escape slavery once, but failed. He later made a successful escape in 1838. Frederick s life as a slave had the greatest impact on his writings. Through slavery, he was able ...
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