Liberty Challenged in Nineteenth Century America (Significance of Slavery Issue)

America became a free independent nation. With the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783, the former mother country, England, recognized that its children, the colonies, were now on their own. A constitutional republic was birthed, and thus the challenges began. Slavery, the “Peculiar Institution,” was a monumental issue facing the country. Would it die or would it survive and possibly take a nation divided with it? This sectionalism followed Americans up into the Civil War. Dissect this crisis by addressing parts I and II below.

Instructions:
Thoroughly introduce your paper with your thesis statement. Your thesis should be one to two (1-2) sentences long in which you: State your thesis on the significance of this slavery issue, as exemplified in your research. Justify your response.

In your paper you should do the following:

1. Thoroughly describe two (2) outcomes of the 3/5ths Compromise, Missouri Compromise of 1820, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the Dred Scott Decision.

2. Thoroughly suggest three (3) reasons why slavery was and is incompatible with our political and economic system.

3. Thoroughly list three to five (3-5) driving forces that led to the Civil War.

4. Exceeds number of required references (required 3); all references high quality choices

5. Use Strayer Writing Standards.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Recognize the main factors that led to America’s early development.
Identify and discuss the different ways that the heritages of slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction have shaped America’s history.
Summarize and discuss the ways that formal policies of government have influenced the direction of historical and social development in the United States.
Examine how changes in social and economic conditions and technology can cause corresponding changes in the attitudes of the people and policies of the government.
Specify ways that women and minorities have responded to challenges and made contributions to American culture.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in American History to 1865.
Write clearly and concisely about American History to 1865 using proper writing mechanics.