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Enduring Vision 8E Chapter 14 outline

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Ch. 14: From Compromise to Secession, 1850-1861, pg 401-429 Chapter Lead-In, pg 401 Edmund Ruffin ? southerner champion of succession, noted agriculturalist, hated Yankees and the north, committed suicide February 1861-led by South Carolina seven states than the lower south had already seceded April 1861 ? Ft Sumter, Charleston Bay South Carolina Mid 1850s ?formation of a purely northern republican party ? dedicated to stopping the extension of slavery October 1859 ?john brown ?abolitionist, lead people to seize a Federal arsenal and harpers ferry, Virginia in hopes of igniting a slave insurrection ? failure THE COMPROMISE OF 1850, pg 402 Mexican ? American war victory ended with 15 each free and slave states however the acquired territory threatened to upset that balance

Vocabulary for Chapter 15 of Out of Many

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Stephen Douglas- Stephen Douglas was a northern politician and supporter of popular sovereignty that was a leading voice in the Compromise of 1850. He and Lincoln debated in the famous Lincoln-Douglas Debates in the election for an Illinois senate seat in 1858, which he won. Comment by Erin Bohn: PLEASE start numbering these! I have put this comment on your papers nearly every time. Abraham Lincoln- At this time, Abraham Lincoln was a rising star in the Republican Party and was emerging on the national stage. As a result of his famous campaign against Douglas and his public adversity to slavery, he quickly became a contentious public figure that gained no support amongst southerners who saw him and his party as threatening their very livelihoods.

Free/Slave States

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Name Class Date Free and Slave States Following the Missouri Compromise in 1820, states were admitted to the Union as either free states or slave-holding states. As new states joined the union, there was a national debate over whether these states should be free states or slave states. The Compromise of 1850 was passed to determine how the issue of slavery would apply to land gained following the Mexican War. MAP ACTIVITY 1. On the map, label the state of Texas. 2. Label the state of California. 3. Use a light color to shade the areas where the issue of slavery was decided by pop- ular sovereignty. 4. Use a bright color to shade the slave territories south of the Missouri Compromise line. ANALYZING MAPS 1. Place Which territory is directly north of Texas?

America's Past and Present Chapter 14 Summary

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????????????Small sectional cracks became nationally dividing crevices by the 1850s. The North and South?s clashes over allowing slavery in the territories threatened the nation?s unity. Many attempts to quell sectional aggression arose, including the Compromise of 1850. However, every attempt proved to be of no use and the nation continued to spiral into what seemed to be an eternal sectional rift, with no chance of escaping.

slavery in the history of the U.S

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Slavery, in the history of the US, was a source for change for American society, politics, and the economy. This response paper answers how slavery shaped social and economic development in the United States before the Civil War.

slavery in the us history

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Slavery, in the history of the US, was a source for change for American society, politics, and the economy. This response paper answers how slavery shaped social and economic development in the United States before the Civil War.

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Chapter 1 New World Beginnings Peopling the Americas Ice Age contributed to North Americas human History Sea levels dropped a land bridge connecting Eurasia and North America was exposed in the Area of the Bearing Sea between Siberia and Alaska Small bands of nomadic Asian hunters crossed the bridge following migratory herds of game As the ice age ended the land bridge was covered by the sea closing the passage for new immigration 54 million people inhabited the Americas by 1492 Aztec and Inca people built elaborate cities and were sophisticated civilizations The Earliest Americans Corn transformed the nomadic ways of the people Cultivation of corn lead to the formation of settled agricultural villages Three sister farming Beans, squash, and corn

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Chapter 1 New World Beginnings Peopling the Americas Ice Age contributed to North Americas human History Sea levels dropped a land bridge connecting Eurasia and North America was exposed in the Area of the Bearing Sea between Siberia and Alaska Small bands of nomadic Asian hunters crossed the bridge following migratory herds of game As the ice age ended the land bridge was covered by the sea closing the passage for new immigration 54 million people inhabited the Americas by 1492 Aztec and Inca people built elaborate cities and were sophisticated civilizations The Earliest Americans Corn transformed the nomadic ways of the people Cultivation of corn lead to the formation of settled agricultural villages Three sister farming Beans, squash, and corn

Manifest Destiny Essay

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Katie Abadie E. Orr AP U.S. History-1A 14 October 2012 Manifest Destiny Manifest Destiny, the expansion of the United States, brought along many issues. Expansion reopened slavery issues once ?settled? before 1820. The War of Mexico also affected the U.S on its journey to the Civil War. The history of Texas is a colorful one which interweaves with the history of the Civil war. The war with Mexico put us on an inevitable road to war within the country.

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