 | Stowe and Helper: Literary Incendiaries The Kansas Territory erupted in violence in 1855 between proslavery and antislavery arguments. In 1857, the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision invalidated the Missouri Compromise of 1820 74.1 Kb.  1 | read |
 | Slavery Dominates Politics More About: John C. Frémont; Dred Scott; The Lincoln-Douglas Debates te, pp. 467, 468 30.77 Kb. 1 | read |
| And its proponents (194-195) Compromise of 1850: the five terms The four point decision of the case and the chief justice of the Dred Scott case (209-210) 18.94 Kb. 1 | read |
| Dred Scott v. Sanford Dred Scott was not a citizen of Missouri within the meaning of the Constitution of the United States, and not entitled as such to sue in its courts; and, consequently, that the Circuit Court had no jurisdiction of the case 28.4 Kb. 1 | read |
| Nation on the Brink A hard Shove for a “Nation on the Brink”—The Impact of the Dred Scott Case by Lisa Cozzens 40.12 Kb. 1 | read |
| Norton, Chapter 14 Test Slavery and America's Future: the road to wAR, 1845-1861 151.91 Kb. 1 | read |
| Why It Matters As you study Unit 6, you will learn how social, economic, and political differences between the North and South grew. As compromises failed, the country plunged into civil war The country plunged into civil war. The following resources offer more information about this period in American history 210.03 Kb. 2 | read |
 | Hist 201, U. S. History and Historiography, Part 1, to 1877 Henretta and Brody, America: a concise History, 4th ed vo 53.9 Kb. 1 | read |
| Economic Policy: An economic policy is a belief about the way in which government should interact with, plan or regulate the economy We will look at three different economic policy ideas; all three of these ideas were part of the debate during the Great Depression of the 1930s and all are still around today. They are 20.39 Kb. 1 | read |
| Collision Courses, Abroad and at Home, 1946–1960 chapter overview the Postwar Economy Pent-up consumer demand for houses, automobiles, and other consumer goods, however, spurred production. The G. I. Bill of Rights (1944) enabled veterans to pursue education, learn a trade, or start a business 25.91 Kb. 1 | read |
| The Election of 1860 Based on the election map, who do you think won the election? Which section of the country did that candidates support come from 14.26 Kb. 1 | read |
| Chapter 16 Reconstruction, 1865-1877 Southern white and African-American expectations for the postwar South, federal programs for Reconstruction, the successes and failures of Republican state governments in the South during Reconstruction 46.08 Kb. 1 | read |
| The Election of 1912 is one of the most important elections in the history of America. For the first time, a third party was actually a contender in the race The third party actually split the Republican Party and allowed for the Democratic Party candidate to win fairly easily. You probably have not been given a chance to look at the election in depth 11.77 Kb. 1 | read |
| The Election of 1912: Theodore Roosevelt for President Contact Information Florida Educational Technology Content Standards as well as Social Studies 9-12 and English Language Arts Common Core State Standards by its use of the internet and technological tools 20.78 Kb. 1 | read |
| Yes we should abolish the electoral college Yet, three times in America's history, a president has been elected that did not receive the popular vote. This means that every vote is not equal and that the popular voice of the people was not heard, which generally is undemocratic 13.06 Kb. 1 | read |