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National Debate Over Slavery
1,081 wordsThe National Debate over Slavery in 17 - 1860 was important. Events from the cotton gin, to the Dred Scott case all played an important roll in slavery and history. Here are a couple more. In June 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed. It was a statement of reasons for the separation between Britain. The declaration sited that "all men are created equal. " It meant that people shouldnt be judged by the color of their skin nor their religion. Throughout the whole declaration, amendments...
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Abolish Slavery Fugitive Slave
1,818 wordsWhat Was the Crittenden Compromise, Why Was It Written, and Why Did It Fail? The Crittenden Compromise was more or less a last ditch effort to avert secession of the Southern states and the likely ensuing civil war. The mid-nineteenth century was a time when many people had their own views of slavery (the main cause of secession), and how Congress should handle it. Northern abolitionists wanted an end to slavery; however, southerners were opposed to such a drastic measure. In the midst of Senato...
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