Although unity was greatly valued across the colonies, conflict in regard to slavery between opposing parties eventually developed into violence due to contention surrounding government policies and opinions on controversial topics. The slave and free states had disagreements about prohibiting slavery and were unable to compromise, especially with the debate over the amount of power … Read more
Bleeding Kansas is a term used to describe the period of violence during the settling of the Kansas territory. The period of violence in 1854 is called, “The Bleeding Kansas”. The Missouri Compromise was overturned and became the “KansasNebraska Act. This new act would let the residents decide whether the area would become a slave … Read more
The Civil War was a hard and long fought war with many battles, deaths, and injuries. In 1861 the Civil War began, but not before a series of events that reached the boiling point of both Northerners and Southerners. Three events that inflamed tensions between the North and South included the Compromise of 1850, the … Read more
Throughout history many governments have had a strong hold on the economy and their practices. Slavery was a very inhuman practice that greatly affected the US. Back during The New Nation Era, not even the government could resist against the practice of slavery. The institution of slavery was stronger than the US government. The institution … Read more
A Virginia newspaper entitled The Franklin Repository stated that the American North and South were clashing with, “irreconcilable differences of principle, and bleeding from wounds within their own household” on June 13, 1860, only a year before the civil war commenced. Compromises worked to diffuse tensions early on; however as ideas like popular sovereignty came … Read more
Throughout American history, land, expansion, and the conquering of new territories has played an integral role in the development of economics, politics, and even led to bloody conflicts. When America first gained their independence on July 4, 1776, the nation consisted of only the 13 states that had recently separated themselves from Great Britain. Since … Read more