... of a bitter debate still had to occur before Missouri's statehood was to become official. The controversy was revived when Missouri drew up a constitution that not only protected slavery, but also directed the legislature to prevent the migration of free blacks to the state. It would be a ... prescribe for the diseased- Excluding free Negroes and mulattoes from the state clearly violated the requirement of Article IV, section 2 of the Constitution: " The Citizens of each state shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the Several States...." Free Negroes were .....

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... , 2003, and British Columbia became the fourth, on July 8, 2003, to offer legal marriage to same-sex couples. Unlike the Netherlands and Belgium, it was high court interpretations of the Canadian Constitution that brought about removal of the ban. The Rutland Herald reports that remark made by Nancy F. Cott, a professor of history and American studies at Yale University, show that at the ... first state to recognize that gay and lesbian couples are entitled, by law, to the same privileges as heterosexual married couples . Under the Full Faith and Credit clause of the Constitution, this a...

• Word Count: 3999
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• Grade Level: High School

... 1920's are often described as the decade of contrast and conflicts. It was a decade that some would say was the worst decade in American history. The 18th amendment to the constitution was passed by congress in 1917. It was ratified by three fourths of the states by 1919. This amendment prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages within the boundaries ... prohibition. Eventually, the Anti-Saloon League, working with the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and other dry groups accomplished what they had set out for in establishing prohibition in the American constitution. P...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... 1920's are often described as the decade of contrast and conflicts. It was a decade that some would say was the worst decade in American history. The 18th amendment to the constitution was passed by congress in 1917. It was ratified by three fourths of the states by 1919. This amendment prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages within the boundaries ... prohibition. Eventually, the Anti-Saloon League, working with the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and other dry groups accomplished what they had set out for in establishing prohibition in the American constitution. P...

• Word Count: 3601
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... 1920's are often described as the decade of contrast and conflicts. It was a decade that some would say was the worst decade in American history. The 18th amendment to the constitution was passed by congress in 1917. It was ratified by three fourths of the states by 1919. This amendment prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages within the boundaries ... prohibition. Eventually, the Anti-Saloon League, working with the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and other dry groups accomplished what they had set out for in establishing prohibition in the American constitution. P...

• Word Count: 3604
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School