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Nov 29, 1440
Peculiar Institution
The “peculiar institution” is slavery in the United States. In America it begins with the earliest European colonies and ends with the Civil War. The infamous South claimed to have slaves to manage their crops and was guarded by the slave owners. Although, yes the south did own slaves, the north did too. Many industries in the North needed slaves to manage the machines and Slaves were brought to the North. Now this slavery issue spread throughout the United States.
Public Reaction: When slavery -
American Revolution
Public Reaction: The southerners were upset because slaves were essential to the production of their farm. With the slaves gone farmers would loose a lot of helpful hands. Whereas the north were very happy because slaves weren’t essential to their production, because they had moved on to the industrial era, compared to the south who were stuck in the agricultural era.
Description: This was the turning point of slavery. It abolished slavery in the north, and eliminated the slave trade. -
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Slavery
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United States Constitution
The 13th and 14th amendments to the Constitution both relates to the issue of Slavery.The 13th amendment formally prohibited slavery.This states that no one should be forced to become a slave except as a punishment for crime.The 14th amendment gave freedoms and privileges to former slaves.
Public Reaction: The 13th amend. also included the protection of any citizens. The citizens didn’t do anything to prevent this act from turning into a reality.The 14th amend. protects all unalienable rights. -
Compromise of 1820
ublic Reaction: The 13th amendment also included the protection of the white citizens whether they were from the industrialized north or the slave owners from the south; the citizens didn’t do anything to prevent this act from turning into a reality. The 14th amendment directly mentioned the role that the states play in this act and greatly prolonged the protection of the unalienable rights to all Americans, including the slaves. -
Nullification Crisis
The nullification crisis was a law that allowed states to attempt to “change” or “nullify” the law. This was made for states to declare a law unconstitutional and try to make it more “fair”. After this was passed, some states tried to change the law that raised tariffs on goods bought. The North and the South had many disputes over this law. This eventually led to the successions of the Southern states. The states would have even more tensions between each other and then the Civil War. -
Compromise of 185
Public Reaction: The public was quite satisfied with this compromise. The compromise was made to deal with the spread of slavery and balance the northern and southern states. The compromise included laws and rules that benefited both the north and south.
Description: The compromise was composed of 5 parts. All parts intending to maintain balance between the northern and southern states. It also gave a way for Texas to pay it's debt to Mexico. Along with this it inforced the Fugitive Law. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Public Reaction: The north was furious with this act. This act went against the Missouri Compromise, which was said to be a long lasting compromise. The south was okay with this since they were pro-slavery
Description: This act allowed men and women in Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether they wanted to be a slave or free state. -
Dred Scott Decision
This debate was between whether or not slavery is ‘fair’. It was a dispute between Scott and Taney. Scott was a black man that was formally a slave. Scott was for unfairness of slavery and Taney said that since Scott was Black, he couldn't sue. Public reaction: The public now had more knowledge about the issue of slavery. Many people even sided against one another over this issue of slavery.Taney won this debate.This opened many people’s eyes to the effects of Slavery and what Slavery really is. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Public Reaction: The south were burning with fury, Abrahma Lincoln proclaimed many different promises scaring the south. But in the end he ended up only abolishing slavery in the north, which was already done. When forst publishing this proclamation the south was worried but the north was ready, but as it went on his promises became empty.
Description: The Proclamation proclaimed to free 3.1 million of the 4 million slaves. instead it freed 50,000 slaves.
