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The Abolitionism Movement rose from religious and philosophical roots and gained momentum from the 18th and 19th centuries, mostly in the US and Britain, coming in formal Abolishment of slavery in 1865. -
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The Removal consists of the Americans wanting more room for them and getting the Indians into the land west of the Mississippi river, by taking the trail of tears. -
An unemployed house painter Richard Lawrence tried to change the course of history with attempt to assassinate then President Andrew Jackson. -
The letters could be prepaid with the first postage stamp, known as the Penny black for up to half and ounce in weight, or they would be charged twopence as unpaid letters or required additional postage. -
Texas shared boarders with mexico, the Republic of Rio Grande, and the US. -
A series of measures proposed by US. Senator Henry Clay and passed by the US. Congress to settle several issues connected to slavery and advert the threat of dissolution of the Union. -
The Court case was for enslaved people and their descendants, were not citizens and could not sue in federal court, and that congress couldn't ban slavery in federal territories. -
The understanding of inherent peoples rights, championed by enlightenment thinkers, provided a philosophical foundation for the moral condemnation of slavery. -
The War was primarily fueled by slavery and the disagreement about the expansion of new territories, and the Secession of southern states of the union. -
Prohibits the denial or abridgment of voting rights based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude, effectively granting African American men the right to vote.