History S. Kiser 03/04/14 The First National Debate over Slavery 1. At the constitutional convention in Philadelphia, What were the main arguments for and against federal restrictions on the Atlantic slave trade? How do you explain the position taken by the Connecticut delegates in Philadelphia and Mr. Heath in the Massachusetts debate? a. They were for slavery because of the finical gain.
“Apostles of Disunion” In Apostles of Disunion, Charles Dew attempted to explain what led to the South’s decision to secede and ultimately cause a civil war. The one reoccurring theme he brings up as the major reason for the South’s secession was their widespread pro slavery attitude held at the time. Dew believed that if slavery had not existed, then the civil war would have never occurred. Throughout his writings he showed this Southern pro slavery attitude and used several examples to support this idea. Two of his best used examples were the the popular propaganda speeches made by slave owners in attempt to gain allegiance against the North and the South’s almost hatred of the Republican Party as a whole.
The issue of slavery C. The imperatives of a budding industrial-capitalist system against those of an export-oriented plantation economy D. The traditional argument between a British or French alliance E. States' rights as opposed to the federal government's authority 10. The U.S. Civil War changed character on 1 January 1863, after A. The Battle of
William Bradford (Plymouth governor) William Bradford (March 19, 1590 – May 9, 1657) was an English leader of the settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, and was elected thirty times to be the Governor after John Carver died. His journal (1620–1647), was published as Of Plymouth Plantation. Bradford is credited as the first to proclaim what popular American culture now views as the first Thanksgiving. Governor of the Plymouth Colony in America for 30 years. A member of the Separatist movement within Puritanism, in 1609 he left England and went to Holland seeking religious freedom.
Southerners then expected that mystery would become the 11th slave state, thereby maintaining the balance between the free states and slave states in Congress. -As arguments raged, Alabama was then admitted into the Union as a slave state. Under the leadership of Henry Clay, Congress managed to temporarily resolve the crisis with a series of agreements collectively called the *Missouri Compromise. -Maine was admitted as a free state Missouri as a slave state, thus preserving the sectional bands in the Senate. The rest of the Louisiana Territory was split into two spheres of interest, one for slaveholders and one for free settlers.
• Eventually in 1769 a court system was established for the province. THE TOWNSHEND REVENUE ACT • Repealing of Stamp Act left colonists and British government with split ideas; an independent colony or one bound to England. • Declaratory Act passed in 1766, which affirms “Parliament’s power to make laws and statutes
Lesson 2 Journal Entry Objective 1 1. I would guess the main causes of the Civil War would be the issue of slavery and the opposing views of each section of the United States. Since Northerners were beginning to oppose slavery, the South saw that as a threat to their economy. While the North embraced change, the South wanted to continue the static lifestyle. These causes ultimately led to the Civil War, which was a turning point in American history because of its radical results.
During his inaugural speech, which was directed more to the people of the South, and was intended to succinctly state Lincoln's intended policies and desires toward that section, where seven states had seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America. Written in a spirit of reconciliation toward the rebellious states, Lincoln's inaugural address touched on several
ROANOKE – * The Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island in Dare County, present-day North Carolina, United States, was a late-16th-century attempt by Queen Elizabeth I to establish a permanent English settlement. * The enterprise was financed and organized originally by Sir Humphrey Gilbert, who drowned in 1583 during an aborted attempt to colonize St. John's, Newfoundland. SPANISH ARMADA – * The Spanish Armada was the Spanish fleet that sailed against England under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1588, with the intention of overthrowing Elizabeth I of England and putting an end to her involvement in the Spanish Netherlands and in privateering in the Atlantic and Pacific. * The Armada was sent as part of the Anglo-Spanish
In the second part of the book (47), Freehling explicate the role of the white southerners who were against the Confederation and their role in the Secession Crisis. At that time, Southerners were divided; the Middle South and the Border peoples weren’t so predisposed to Secede. He also explains the event of Fort Sumter in South Carolina (symbolic place of the Independence) which set off the Civil War in April 1861. In the third part of his analyze (83), the author make a point on the role of the Black southerners who opposed the Confederacy and sides White