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...

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" 4 This once again, demonstrates how the economic differences between the Northern and Southern states, led to serious tensions between the two. ... Jefferson considered the 10th amendment to be "the foundation of the Constitution.... Jefferson was widely supported in the South, which makes evident that many Southerners disagreed with the idea of a strong central government. ... Beard consolidated various scholarly views of the Constitution and the economic interpretation of the Constitution. ... No one was better prepared to defend the Constitution than New Yorker, and federalist, ...

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Through persistence, African Americans were able to pass the Civil rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965, along with many more legal achievements1. ... Many years after Hall's death, the Prince Hall Masons continued to meet and promote lives of virtue, equality and democracy. ... With this type of organization and purpose, black fraternal groups were able to pass the 15th amendment on May 19,1870 which allowed freed slaves the right to vote. Which was a milestone in mission for civil rights and equality, but there was still...

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