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  • The Birth of Secessionism

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    Antebellum Atlanta, Georgia. Photographer Unknown.

    Following the Compromise of 1850, southerners became concerned about the North securing additional concessions from the South. Aware of the South’s concerns, President Millard Fillmore tried to calm southern nerves by (more…)

  • The Role of Slavery in Splitting America

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    The Underground Railroad. By: Charles T. Webber.

    Since the outbreak of the Civil War and continuing to the present day, the role of slavery in splitting America has been hotly debated. One may wonder whether there was merely a correlation between slavery and the Civil War or whether slavery was the cause. Investigating the nuances of the issue of slavery reveals that the Civil War resulted from sectionalism and slavery, which were practically synonymous.

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  • The Aftermath of the Panics

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    Robert M.T. Hunter, Speaker of the House.

    Amidst the Panics of 1837 and 1839, the Whigs enjoyed significant gains in Congress, which led to Robert M.T. Hunter, a pro-states’ rights southerner, becoming Speaker of the House. Daniel Walker Howe, What Hath God Wrought: Transformation of America, 1815-1848, 506. Further, besides the changing composition of Congress, the federal government’s policies would change, as a result of the Panics.

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  • The Extermination of Native Americans

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    Trail of Tears. By: Max D. Stanley.

    Under President Andrew Jackson, and his successor President Martin Van Buren, there was mass removal of Native Americans westward across America.

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  • Jackson’s Removal of Native Americans

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    Depiction of the Removal of Native Americans.

    In the first year of Andrew Jackson’s presidency, the removal of Native Americans from their lands became a top priority.

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  • The Jurisprudence of the Removal of Native Americans

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    William Wirt. By: Henry Inman.

    In the face of the removal of Native Americans, the Cherokees turned to the federal courts for help.

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  • The Genesis of King Cotton

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    Cotton Pickers. By: William Aiken Walker.

    Following the War of 1812, Americans had at their disposal a new 14 million acres that General Andrew Jackson acquired from the Creek tribe in the South. Daniel Walker Howe, What Hath God Wrought: Transformation of America, 1815-1848, 125. The expansion of territory, particularly in the South, would have massive ramifications in the coming decades.

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  • The Beginning of Oppression

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    Tenskwatawa. By: Charles Bird King.

    For centuries prior to the War of 1812, the Native Americans were able to manipulate the British, French, Spanish, and Americans to sustain themselves. After the War of 1812, the entirety of the land east of the Mississippi River was owned by America, effectively ended the Native Americans’ strategy. Daniel Walker Howe, What Hath God Wrought: Transformation of America, 1815-1848, 74.

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