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- This document sealed America's fate in the idea that they will be a free nation and not under British Rule.
- Origional document said that all slaves were free however, when it was published that was neglected.
- Unified the colonies however it also would begin to divide over time.
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- Would be a center point of division between Anti-Federalists and Federalists.
- A loose interpretation would develope with the Anti-Federalists.
- A strict interpretation of the constitution with a strong central government through the Federalists.
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- This document was made to ensure the rights of all American Citizens
- This document did not mention the rights of slaves as American Citizens
- This document also gave the American People many unalienable rights.
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- This gave power to the states that are not delegated to the federal government.
- The Anti-Federalists would enjoy this as it gave the people more power.
- The Federsalist would have quarrels with this amendment as it did not give the government more power.
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- These acts would give the president a large amount of power to decide whether something was treasonous or not.
- Passed to help quell Anti-Federalists.
- Caused an uproar in the Anti-Federalists.
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- Passed in response to the Sedition Acts.
- One of the first tastes in States Rights.
- These acts would show that the Fedral Government can have its acts repealed by states.
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- This compromise would cut of a portion of Texas above the 36' 30'.
- This would forbid slavery in the west above the 36' 30' line.
- Missouri would still have slavery yet all other areas above the line will not in the west.
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- This was a series of tariffs that would heavily hurt merchants throughout the nation.
- This tariff benefited Unions and the Federal government yet not the common merchant.
- This legislation protected Northern Industry at the cost of the South and would be another seed for war.
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- State Rights is the idea that the states have more power that the federal government
- Federal rights is the idea that the federal government is the largest government and has the most rights.
- These two view points would eventually lead to war.
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- Nat Turner and his followers killed 55 to 65 whites including women and children.
- This would increase the strict rules and regulation on slavery in the south so that this incident would never happen again.
- Shortly after the rebellion local militias killed 100-200 blacks suspected of helping in the rebellion.
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- This was the first form of thinking for secession and it originated in the state of South Carolina.
- South Carolina would call on this and threaten to secede from the union nullifying all federal laws.
- Jackson would then send troops to South Carolina to collect tariff money.
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- This was brought about by new inventions comeing about that helped speed up production of items.
- Hard Rubber would come and would soon be in almost every item in America.
- Interchangeable parts would also speed up the way in which things were produced.
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- Agrarian Societies were mainly in the south and beleaved in farms being the main source of income.
- Industrial societies wer mainly in the north and though that factories were the main source of income and the best.
- Agrarian societies would send raw materials to the northern industrial society to make factory goods.
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- This allowed American forces to more easily move through Texas and into Mexico.
- America gained more land through this and more manpower for the war.
- With a larger land mass manifest destiny was continuing to expand.
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- America went to war due to Americans being killed outside a fort built near the Rio Grande
- America was able to defeat Mexican forced due to the excellent leadership of the Army.
- America gained half of Mexico after the War.
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- Diffused the issue of whether the state acquired from the Mexican-American War would be free or slave.
- Was composed of multiple bills.
- One of the bills was an new version of the Fugitive Slave Act
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- This allowed for bounty hunters to come into the north and take free black men who were suspected of being a slave back to the south.
- Many in Baltimore would protest this by trying to protect blacks.
- Bounty hunters would stop at nothing to make a profit on the slaves
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- These laws that were passed made it so that a former slave in the North could be brought down south by a bounty hunter.
- Many in Baltimore would protest these acts.
- Some Southern plantation owners would use this to take back former slaves.
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- Wage slaves are those who are bound to a factory and can not leave it.
- Some believed that being a wage slave was worse than being a slave because you had freedom prior and now are in a type of bondage.
- Slaves had no idea of freedom if they were born into the system opposed to wage slaves.
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- Was written by a white woman who had never been in slavery.
- This book was banned in many places in the south due too it's propaganda purpose.
- Many copies were sold in England making it one of the most popular books.
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- This act would allow the two states to vote on whether or not they would be free or slave.
- This would result in both sides sending many people into Kansas to sway the vote.
- As a result of this Bleeding Kansas would ensue.
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- This was an unofficial war that occurred in Kansas due to massive amount of of exremist from both sides flooding the state.
- Towns would be burned in this violent war and many killed.
- John brown would get one of his first tastes of violence in this conflict
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- Brooks violently assaulted Sumner leaving Sumner with permanent disabilities
- Brooks was not charged for the crime.
- Sumner was awarded a seat in the senate as a seat of honor.
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- This stated that a negro who was born in the US and who's family had came as slaves could not be a US citizen.
- This would further cause a drift in the United States.
- It also states that a Negor can not sue for his freedom.
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- These debates were very civil and showed that two parties could debate in peace.
- During the debate both sides discussed intense social issues.
- Ethical discussions were a prime topic during the debates.,
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- John Brown would attack the arsenal at Harper's Ferry and seize the armory.
- Robert E. Lee. would lead a detachment of marines to capture Brown and his followers.
- Brown was hanged shortly after his capture for treason.
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- In this election Lincoln would win the Elctoral vote and become president of the United States.
- His election would upset many in the south
- Not one state in the south voted for Lincoln so they felt as if they had a just cause for secession.
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- South Carolina will secede due to Lincoln's Electoin.
- This was the first of many states to take such actions.
- With this the Confederate States of America was formed
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- Multiple requests for the fort to be abandoned were sent by South Carolina.
- The fort did not surrender and was then bombarded.
- The fort then surrendered with no casualties coming inside the fort.
- The Civil War begins.
