Thomas Jefferson had written in the Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal. The Patriots, from the original Thirteen Colonies, emphasized this idea of equality as they believed that they deserved their independence from Great Britain. During that period of time, no one would have ever predicted the damage the institution of slavery […]
The Missouri Compromise was a response to the advancing of political tensions between the North and South territories. Whether Missouri would become a slave state, congress wanted an equal number of slaves and Free states. With the population continuously growing in the state by 1818 Missouri was able to request admittance into the Union. To […]
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Get startedFrom the Darkness Cometh the Light or Struggles for Freedom is an autobiography written by Lucy Delaney in 1882. Delaney, a slave, recounts her life with a focus on her pursuit for freedom. When her court case began in 1844, a mind of abolition was already strong in the minds of a lot of Americans. […]
When it comes to the things that make up our society we often come to think of how we have evolved. Change is something that is inevitable. Our daily people within society have ways of doing things to improve the way we operate with social change. To come across agreements or compromises people have to […]
America’s Westward Expansion was a period between 1803 and 1890 whereby the United States erupted with growth. The primary focus of this expansion centers around the purchase of a Louisiana territory from the French Government by the president of 1803, President Thomas Jefferson. This purchase later became known as the Louisiana Purchase. Other factors such […]
One of the most significant conflicts our nation has experienced was the controversy regarding the justification and acceptance of slavery. From the time slavery was legalized in the mid-1600s by the New England colonists to the subsequent years after the Civil War had ended, the debate involving the morality of slavery remained hostile. While most […]
After the War of 1812, the United States began to grow rapidly with new technology and immigration; this prompted many people to migrate into the western territories of the United States. One area that was being settled was where present-day Missouri is located, which is part of the land acquired from the Louisiana Purchase. In […]
After the War of 1812, Republican Henry Clay, a congressional leader from Kentucky came up with an economic plan that called the American System. This plan has consisted of three important parts: promoting products in the American industry and support the tariffs; help finance more roads, bridges, and canals; create a national bank to regulate […]
The Westward Expansion was America desire to migrate west and use the land that was either not yet claimed, or claimed by other countries and they wanted to make it theirs. In the midst of the 1800’s, the citizens of America packed up all of their things, and headed out West to the new-found lands […]