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3/5 compromise
The 3/5compromisewas added to the constitution to determine representation in the house of representation. slaves equaled 3/5 of a person. This shows sectionalism over slavery and the concern of which side has power in the government. -
missouri compromise
effort for congress to decrease sectional and political rivarlries,for admission as a state in which slavery would be permitted. -
Abolitionist movement
The abolitionist movement was the immediate emancipation of all slaves and the end of racial discrimination and segregation. -
mexican american war
Mexico won its idependence from spain, texas rebelled against mexican government and won their independnce from mexico.Mexico refused to let the US puchase texas after the us did not want to join the ubion with texas. -
manifest destiny
The manifest destiny was a doctine that the expansion of the US throughout american continent was both justified and inevitable. The manifest destiny divided americans, the issue of slavery and where it was permitted. -
Kansas-nebraska act
The kansas-nebraska act, created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska by Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois.organized as a territory and settlers would not move move westward into Nebraska and Kansas because they could not legally claim the land. The Kansas-Nebraska Act would allow them to claim ownership. -
Election of 1860
The elcetion of 1860 was the 19th presedential election. john Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry had brought the American debate over slavery to a breaking point.Four candidates were nominated -
Emancipation proclamation
All people held as slaves in rebellious states shall be free, which only applied to the states in rebellion.The Emancipation Proclamation helped prevent the involvement of foreign nations in the Civil War.The Emancipation Proclamation led the way to total abolition of slavery in the United States. -
Gettysburg Adress
Gettysburg Address was a dedication for the sodiers who die in the gettysburg civil war.The Gettysburg Address argues that the Declaration of Independence is more important than the Constitution.
