Compromises in US History: 1787, 1820, 1850, and 1877
Explore key compromises in US history including the Great Compromise of 1787, Compromise of 1820, Compromise of 1850, and Compromise of 1877, addressing issues like representation in Congress and the balance between free and slave states.
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The Great Compromise (1787) The issue: How would representation in Congress be determined? The views: Small State (NJ) Favored 1 house legislature, based on equal representation Large State (VA) Favored bicameral legislature, representation would be based on population The result: Bicameral (2-house) legislature One house would be based on population (House of Reps) One house would be equal representation (Senate)
The 3/5 Compromise (1787) The issue: How would slaves be counted towards representation in Congress? The views: North: Slaves should not count since they are not citizens South: Slaves should count since they are a large portion of population The result: 3/5 slaves (60%) will count towards representation in the House
Compromise of 1820 The issue: MO wanted enter union as a slave state Would upset the balance of free and slave Three aspects: Missouri would enter as a slave state Maine would enter as a free state (carved from MA) 3630 every future state above would be free, every state below would be slave The result: Increase sectional tensions between North and South Eventually overturned by Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850 The issue: What would happen to land gained from Mexican Cession? Would it be free or slave? Five Parts: Popular Sovereignty in Mexican Cession Fugitive Slave Law (more harsh) Abolition of slave trade in D.C. California is admitted as a free state Texas paid $10 for boundary dispute Significance: Avoided Civil War for 10 years Last hurrah for Great Triumvirate (Clay, Webster, Calhoun)
Compromise of 1877 VS The issue: Who won the presidential election of 1876 Tilden (Democrat) Hayes (Republican) Three states had conflicting electoral results (20 votes) Tilden needed only 1 The result: Hayes is declared the winner in return for: Removal of troops from the South (Reconstruction IS OVER!) Southerner must be named to Hayes cabinet $ to South
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