... to leave. The fourth theory was advocated by Mississippi Senator Jefferson Davis, one of state sovereignty, also known as the "Calhoun doctrine," named after the South Carolinian political theorist and statesman John C. Calhoun. Rejecting the arguments for federal authority or self-government, state sovereignty would empower states to promote the expansion of slavery as part of the Federal Union under the U.S. Constitution. ... addition to ocean-going warships coming up the Mississippi, the Union Navy used timberclads, tinclads, and armored gunboats. Shipyards at Cairo, Illinois, and St...

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... 1850 Senator Henry Clay proposed a plan. His plan was divided into six parts. The first part was that California would be admitted to the Union as a non-slave state. The second part was that Utah and New Mexico could decide if they wanted to be slave states of free states when they applied for statehood. The third and Fourth parts were tied into each other, the third part was that ... more than property and felt that this ruling was unfair. In 1854 there was a bill that formed two territories in the Louisiana Purchase, these states were Kansas and Nebraska. The bill also said that even ...

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... it clear that the two races are undoubtedly different in intellect, morals, and color- with a tone sounding almost bothered by the fact.2 Less than a month later, Douglas and Lincoln had their fourth debate in another Illinois town. This time, Lincoln is much harsher. He clearly states that black races should not have political or social equality, rights to vote or be part of a jury, or ... addition, it seems as though many automatically respect Abraham Lincoln just for freeing the slaves and try to ignore the fact that he was a racist. In one case, a professor by the name of Henry Loui...

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... & 6) Considering the timing of the conflict in the theory of the Civil War, the breakdown in the two-party system created a panic which erupted into war. So, it was not the citizens of a country who decided whether or not to go to war, it was the politicians. The reason that slavery ... the 36"30 line. This seemed to work in the Missouri Compromise with the Louisiana Purchase territory. So, just extend the line and be done with it. Because California was going to become a state upsetting the balance of free versus slave states, Henry Clay proposed the Compromised ... the expanded weste...

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