Bill Of Rights 1800 To 1860

Central to this shift was the conviction of increasing numbers of Northerners that the South should be remade into a society based on free labor, equal rights, and the republican form of government guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. This view was especially widespread within the Republican Party, which dominated national politics, in part because the Southern states, where the Democratic Party was dominant, had withdrawn their representatives from the Congress of the United States after secession.

Republicans, in an attempt to silence Southern opinions, disfranchised tens of thousands of former Confederates and prevented them from ever holding public office. By doing this, they prevented a large amount of citizens in the South from expressing their beliefs through democracy. The Radical Republicans sensed that if the Confederates gained control of southern states once again, they could potentially be able to become the dominant party in the United States government. Seeing this as unacceptable, they suppressed the loudest voices of the Confederacy and ensured that the Republican reign of power continued. The passage of the Fifteenth Amendment can also be seen as a political move for the North. As states were being readmitted to the Union, the Republican majority began to diminish. Their solution to this problem was to pass the Fifteenth Amendment, which guaranteed the right to vote was not violated based on race. With this, the Radical Republicans aimed to gain the support of former slaves that could now vote, as they would not side with the people that enslaved them. This amendment was only passed by Republicans to ensure they were not overtaken by Democrats, and to expand their influence deeper into the South. The intention of Radical Republicans was to maintain their newfound power in any way possible, and this was further proved by the way they carried

As far back as 1640, slavery has been an issue in North America. Although there has been many opposing viewpoints on slavery, it didn’t end until the mid 1800’s, which is why it was a huge part in the sectionalism of the United States. Sectionalism is when an originally united nation begins to take opposing sides against each other and split up the once complete whole nation. When America expanded westward, there were many contributions, in addition to slavery, including: the Missouri Compromise, Manifest Destiny, and Tariff Abominations that caused sectionalism between the North and South to grow during 1800-1850.

The Northern Democrats believed that slavery needed to be halted to the states they were already in. If it moved into new territory, it would throw off the balance of free and slave states. They also called for popular sovereignty. Popular sovereignty calls for a democratic government by the people and for the people. Stephen Douglas ran for the Northern Democrats and upheld their position on the matter of slavery expansion and popular sovereignty. As well, he upheld the prevention of disunion. The Northern Democrats were angered that the Southern Democrats were calling for the expansion of slavery to the new territories and that is what ultimately split them from the Southern Democrats.

Slaves became more and more “concentrated” into the Deep South in 1860. This was the new frontier of the

The Republician Party was created in 1854 to keep slavery out of western territories, and wanted to stop the spread of slavery. Stephen Douglas disliked slavery, but didn’t care what states had slavery. Abraham Lincoln believed

Sectional tensions changed in their nature and intensity rapidly during the 1850s. The United States Republican Party was established in 1854. The new party opposed the expansion of slavery in the Western territories. Although only a small share of Northerners favored measures to abolish slavery in the South, the Republicans were able to mobilize popular support among Northerners and Westerns who did not want to compete against slave labor if the system were expanded beyond the South. The Republicans won the support of many ex-Whigs and Northern ex-Democrats concerned about the South's disproportionate influence in the Senate, the Buchanan administration, and the Supreme Court.

Republicans were mainly up north because that is where industries were beginning to be made. Republicans also supported civil rights “ The 1864 Republican National Convention called for the abolition of slavery, and Congressional Republicans passed the 13th Amendment

After the Civil War ended and the death of President Lincoln, the United States faced the challenge of re-unifying the Union, Confederacy and formerly enslaved people into political and economic life. The biggest problem faced was creating equality among the north and south; with the position of slavery, and newly acquired freedoms. Wanting to maintain momentum and keep control radical republicans had pushed for supports from African Americans in helping them gain the right to vote. They also had passed laws preventing union soldiers from voting, preventing most southerners from voting against republicans. Congress created a lengthy process of rules that the southern states had to do to reenter the Union. Southerners were obviously at unrest

The way issues of slavery and its proposed expansion into the West reflected interestingly in democrat candidates. Southern democrats was convinced that Pierce’s administration would secure the future of slavery in the territories, while northern democrats were relieved to nominate a candidate that not espouse radical pro or anti slavery principles. However the democrats split over the slave question, with Southern Democrats arguing that slavery ensured republican freedom because, in a slave society, all white men equally enjoyed the same freedoms and opportunities.

​Many people were weary that the southerners would try to succeed from the Union again. These people were called Radical Republicans, which wanted to convert the South’s government to Republican in order to make sure that this would not happen. Radical Republicans also wanted to empower colored people, while putting the cause of the Civil War onto previous slave owners of the south. Radical Republicans wanted to see that these previous slave owners were punished for their

Slavery during the late 1800’s was at its highest peak; almost 1 out of 4 citizens had slaves. Slavery has become very popular in the southern states, working them to the very death as laborers, maids, sex, etc. but slavery in the northern states there were no slaves due to the slave act of 1850. The nation was at a brink of war when deciding how to handle states with slaves and states with no slaves. The northern states wanted to abolish all sorts of slavery throughout the nations although there were very few northern abolitionists. The southern states wanted to spread slavery throughout the nation.

Slavery was the most serious and divisive issue in 19th-century American politics and society. At the end of the Revolution, the new American nation was divided between the southern states whose economies were heavily dependent on slavery and northern states where slavery was legal but not economically important. In northern states slavery came under successful attack. It was either gone or ended by 1820 in the states north of Maryland. On the other hand slavery was increasing in southern states. A huge international market developed for cotton to feed the textile factories of Great Britain

The Fifth Amendment guarantees that no person accused of a capital crime can be tried without an indictment of a Grand Jury. It also contains the double jeopardy provision which guarantee that a person cannot be tried for the same crime twice. The right to silence is included in Amendment V. This means that the accused does not have to talk to anyone about anything that would incriminate himself. He also does not have to testify in court. (Constitution.Org, n.d.)

The United States Constitution values the criminal law and fair justice, when under the Fifth and the Sixth Amendments it made clear that, no person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless there is a presentment or indictment by a grand jury except, in certain circumstances as indicated in the Fifth Amendment. That in all criminal prosecutions, the accused be afforded a speedy and a public trial under an impartial jury of the jurisdiction concerned and that the accused be informed of the nature and cause of the charge: to be informed of the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process of obtaining witnesses in his favor and also to have the assistance of a counsel in his defense.