The Tallmadge Amendment would have ceased the import of slaves into Missouri and progressively freed those already in oppression there. ... In 1820 to 1821, the nation and Congress disputed the suitability of the Missouri state constitution. ... A newspaper author's retort to one particularly ferocious kidnapping spoke to how these performs insulted Mid-Atlantic whites' pride in living in the Free states. ... Northwestern states ruled up firmly behind the Tallmadge Amendment, in part because of Missouri's position. ... It convinced many Southerners to highlight the Constitution,...

• Word Count: 2503
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

There are those that would have us believe that it was the only cause. ... "Many people have argued that the war itself was caused by rival interpretations of the original constitution (Barker 20)". ... The 10th Amendment was also added and it stated, "[ ] the powers not delegated to the United States Federal Government by the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the State respectively or to the people (Barker 22)". ... This was the first and possibly biggest problem in the new constitution, and is what many claim the South used in later years to protect themsel...

• Word Count: 3329
• Approx Pages: 13

In Africa, societies ranged from complex kingdoms to hunter-gatherer communities, with many tribal, religious, and linguistic differences. But the peoples of these continents had many things in common. Many considered themselves stewards of their ancestral homelands. ... However, there is a history of slavery long before white men stumbled upon the Americas. ... " Native Americans quickly learned just how valuable these African American slaves were and began selling and trading them amongst their own tribes. ...

• Word Count: 2752
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He learned how to read and write in secret, and it became his passion. ... Frederick had many masters. ... Now, if you teach that nigger how to read, there would be no keeping him. ... He converted them into teachers, and finally learned how to read. ... They were blind to so many of the evils of their masters. ...

• Word Count: 5595
• Approx Pages: 22
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This economy supported the growth of cities, although many lived in rural areas during the colonial period. ... Many Southerners saw the raid as evidence of a Northern plot to end slavery by force. ... "There is no more moving and telling an expression of the Black's view of the Civil War than this" (Long 26). ... It is ironic that only a few days before Fort Sumter was attacked, Douglass had agreed to make a trip to Haiti to investigate the possibility of emigration there by free Blacks at the invitation of the Haitian government. ... From the very beginning of the war, it was obvious...

• Word Count: 4026
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School