America was founded on disobedience. What if the Revolutionary War had never happened because people didn't have the courage to disobey? Would there even be an America? If not for disobedience, would America still have slaves? If not for civil disobedience, would we still have segregation? As I ponder these questions, I come to the conclusion that resistance, particularly peaceful resistance, positively impacts a free society. Henry David Thoreau once stated, "Unjust laws exist: shall we be content
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anti-slavery cause in the North. The Kansas-Nebraska Act renewed these sectional tensions when it replaced the Missouri Compromise with popular sovereignty and opened the Kansas and Nebraska territories to slavery. In protest of the replacement of the Missouri Compromise the North denied the Fugitive Slave Act. Meanwhile in Kansas the Act had led to violent conflict. The formation of two illegal governments in the territory, one pro-slavery and the other anti-slavery, gave rise to its own civil war
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Unit IV: Continuing Sectionalism, Civil War, And Reconstruction. 1853 To 1877 1. Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854 – A Bill introduced by Steven Douglas to organize the Nebraska territory. He hoped to build a transcontinental railroad making Chicago the terminus, but they could not do this until the Indians were cleared away and the land was in control. Nebraska would presumably become a free state due to the Missouri Compromise but to please the South Douglas argued that the territories should be
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The Civil War was a time of chaos and different opinions. It all started with Abraham Lincoln being elected to be our 16th president. Slowly tension from the South and North started to build up about slavery, which then resulted in war. This war lasted for about four years with many significant battles. There were many important events that were leading up to the Civil War, but there were a few that were the key causes. The six events that are vital to the war’s build up are the Missouri Compromise
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African Americans have the same voting rights as the whites but, their equal right had not secured. Instead, they were scant by racist registration officers. The victorious lead by Martin Luther King Jr. and his siblings brought one of the most significant victories in the Civil Right Movements. This movement forever changed our history. Despite the 14th and 15th amendments, the civil rights of African Americans right to vote were systematically taken away. After the Civil War, Congress
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Joseph E. Johnston was born on February 3, 1807 in Farmville, Virginia. His father served in the American Revolutionary War in command of the Light-Horse Henry Lee who was the father of well-known Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Johnston was a good student at the United States Military Academy (West Point), excelling academically and staying out of trouble. He later graduated in the year 1829. Robert E. Lee was among the graduates who ranked 2nd of a total of 46 cadets while Johnston was ranked
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after came the union’s victory in the Civil War on April 9, 1865, when Confederate General Robert E. Lee signed their surrender at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia. This war has devastated the south, despite draining the nation’s resources and heavily dividing the nation’s people; the war also concluded with the hope of unity and restoration for the future. President Lincoln’s victory came to a quick end, though. Just six days after the end of the war, an event
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or African Americans, or the colonist different types of groups had to deal with the consequences and results of being put through oppression. So many times we have learned that we shouldn't put a whole group of people through this, but I guess history repeats itself. So let's start off with the first oppression in America’s time. The colonist being oppressed led to the revolution, it made them angry enough to pick up arms and fight for their freedom. It was so significant in American history, it
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of Rights still did not adequately address the issues of slaves. Amendments 13, 14, and 15 were added in an attempt to fulfill the gaps left by the original 10. These amendments were also a precursor to future amendments addressing civil right issues during the Civil Rights movement. How and Why Amendments are added to the Constitution The Constitution was approved in 1788, including Article V stating how amendments would be added. Amendments were needed either as
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the many inventions that emerged from the American Civil War, the Ironclad, designed by Captain John Ericsson and Robert L. Stevens, has impacted the world by advancing naval warfare technology. It gave America more influence in Europe and put America ahead of Europe in naval matters. The impact and influence changed naval warfare’s forever by forcing wooden ships to become obsolete. The Ironclad was among the first technological and modern tools of war. Its impact on technology in navies can still
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