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 […]
From 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. […]
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Get startedAfter 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 […]
