Mansfield, Missouri

This act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and called for popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska which under the Missouri Compromise had been free. The Missouri Compromise was originally an act to settle disputes about free states and slave states entering the Union. To repeal this was to almost beg for revolution; hence “Bleeding Kansas”

in the tough times of slavery. Scott was born around the year 1800 and died in 1858. As a young man and all the way up to his death he tried several times to gain freedom for his family and himself through the Missouri court system, but failed. Scott then took his case to a court in Missouri, where he won only to have the final decision revoked by the Supreme Court (“Dred Scott Biography”). The notorious outcome of Dred Scott v. Sandford case embarked the start of the Civil War in the United States

Relationships with the Mandan’s Thomas Jefferson has just expanded the United States territory immensely. This purchase is known as the Louisiana Purchase, which is arguably the best decision in US history. All the new land resulted in several unknown questions. Some of them were, “what does this land provide, what animals are out there, who can be found on this land?” To answer some of these mysterious questions Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase

The borough of Brooklyn is known for its excellent resteraunts, iconic bars and spacious parks. There is something else that Brooklyn is also know for, although it never gets much attention. It is something that changed the world we live in today, and many fail to mention that Brooklyn is where its birthplace was. So, what exactly changed the world we live in, which was created in Brooklyn, New York? The answer is the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The Navy Yard was established by the federal government in

around 200 men working at one point. It took over 75 horses to make a one way trip from Missouri to California. When men made a delivery their horses were traded out every 10-15 miles and they would switch off with another guy every 75-100 miles. When they would switch out horses or men it would take about two minutes to switch out. A one way trip would take men an average of 10 days to make. “The trail from Missouri to California was about 2000 miles long and it had about 190 different stations along

Dred Scott was an African American born into slavery who attempted to buy freedom for himself, but failed. Scott then sued for freedom and the case was taken to the Missouri courts however, he eventually lost at the Supreme Court level. This case was one of the most controversial topics in history, with several arguments regarding each standpoint. The Dred Scott case was a strong indication of the upcoming Emancipation Proclamation and Civil War. While there are many different controversies concerning

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The Manifest Destiny was the belief that Americans had during the nineteenth century. It was the belief that it was America’s “God- given right” that the nation expanded westward and occupy the entire continent. It was the idea that fueled the Louisiana Purchase during Jackson’s presidency. It was also the reason why during James Polk’s presidency, America went to war with Mexico. The idea that America was destined to expand westward was controversial and created sectional tensions between the North

Before Europeans came over to the Americas, the Natives lived together as an union and had peaceful lives. Native Americans hunted animals seasonally but eventually turned to commercial hunting when they began trading more with the Europeans. They had so much different goods that the Natives have not seen before including scissors, guns, alcohol, European red paint, and other metal based items. That forced competition to arise between tribes so they could purchases the goods. There was less agriculture

because of their reaction to what they feel is a threat to not only their sacred lands but also the water source of the whole tribe, along with many others. The construction of an oil pipeline going through North and South Dakota while going under the Missouri River has caused this major controversy. This pipeline that is soon being built has been a project that was halted before by the past president Obama in late 2016. The project called Bakken or better known as the Dakota Access Pipeline, is being