Can The United States Justify The Civil War
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The definition of Manifest Destiny reads as: "The belief in the 1840's
in the inevitable territorial expansion of the United States, especially as
advocated by southern slaveholders who wished to extend slavery into new
territories." This explanation was transcribed from the World Book
Encyclope ....
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.... proposed "...neither slavery nor involuntary servitude
shall ever exist in any part of the territory...". This was not well liked by
the South and eventhough it was given thumbs up many times in the senate, our
newly formed country was now bordered by fresh land. The Wilmot Proviso
underwent quite a bit of pressure so that compromises could satisfy each side.
The Compromise of 1850 was soon to follow but the real catch of the same
year was the Fugitive Slave Act. This act was invented ....
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