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Essay onPowers and forces that shaped the second American Revolution

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Essay onPowers and forces that shaped the second American Revolution

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Name 2Powers and forces that shaped the second American RevolutionThe events that took place in the United States of America in the 19th century shaped what the country looks like today. These forces shaped the nation through a set of events that changed the status quo and forced the nation to take different directions in what had been previously believed (Downs 2016)1. The war is historical because it is said to pity Americans against their fellow Americans ripping the country into conflict. This was based on differences ineconomic growth between the North and the South due to differences in the economies of the two regions. The North was a manufacturing and industry region while the South was based on large scale farming that entirely depended on black slave labor[ CITATION Gol01 \l 1033 ]2. The growing abolition of slavery sentiments and opposition of the North from extension of slavery into new western territories led to major differences between the two sides. Other events followed like the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Dred Scott case which led to an enormous conflict between different states. The civil war was characterized by several events that took place from the beginning of the civil war up to the end. This essay discusses the powers and forces that shaped the American nation in the early 19th century.Compromise of 1850The compromise of 1850 is a set of five laws that were passed in September 1850 dealingwith slavery. Through the California request for permission to enter the union as a free state a balance between Free states and slave states was disturbed leading to the need to develop new resolutions that will and compromise the difference ion numbers between the North and the South[ CITATION Ste96 \l 1033 ]3. This led to the amendment of the Fugitive Slave Act leading to 1 Downs, Gregory P. 2016. "Why the second American Revolution deserves as much attention as the first." The Washington Post, July.2 Goldner, Ellen. 2001. "Arguing with Pictures: Race, Class and the Formation of Popular Abolitionism Through Uncle Tom's Cabin." Journal of American & Comparative Cultures 24 (1): 71–84.3 Stegmaier, Mark J. 1996. Texas, New Mexico, and the Compromise of 1850: Boundary Dispute & Sectional Crisis. Kent State University Press.
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Name 3the abolition of the slave trade in Washington D. C., leading to California entering the state as a Free State and creation of territorial government in Utah. The events of the compromise delayed the civil war for almost ten years. This is because it allowed a balance between the South and the North allowing equal representation of slave states and non-slave states. This is because it kept the union from splitting through the congressional balance reached through the Missouri Compromise. This is because the applicationof Missouri as a slave state sparked controversy that led to a series of debates to balance the two regions[ CITATION Ken12 \l 1033 ]4. This led to admission of Missouri as a slave state and Maine asa free state. The events of the compromise led to peace between the two regions where a boundary line was established between the two sides thus leading to a peaceful coexistence and preventing the push for secession from the South.Scott v SandifordThe Dred Scott case was based on a slave who sue for his freedom, where the case rose up to the Supreme Court although the court denied him the legal rights that he was seeking. The case was based on the Missouri Compromise since the case was intended to be used to settle the issue of slavery. This issue became political which exuberated sectional tensions between the two groups. This is because the classification of slaves as mere property Southern challenges andlimitations on slavery[ CITATION Dre57 \l 1033 ]5. This led to political arguments over the legality of free slaves in the country between Lincoln and Douglas. The arguments were based on different opinions that had been read by the judges like the descending opinion of Curtis which suggested that blacks had been free citizens of the country thus their freedom needed to be upheld.4 Kennedy, David M., and Lizabeth Cohen. 2012. The American Pageant: A History of the Republic . Boston: Houghton Mifflin.5Dred Scott v. Sandford, . 1857. 60 U.S. 393
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