Why did Lincoln decide to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
Identify, and provide the significance of, 6 of the 8 items listed below.William Lloyd GarrisonHarriet TubmanThe CreolePersonal Liberty LawsPrigg v. PennsylvaniaManifest DestinyTreaty of Guadalupe HidalgoCalifornia Land Law of 1851PART 2Using examples from the readings and the lectures, answer 2 of the following questions as completely as possible.1. How did the new territory, added to the Union as a result of the Mexican War, bring the North and South to the brink of war in 1850? What solutions were offered and by whom? The Compromise of 1850 was ultimately accepted by both sides as a way to end the crisis. Was this compromise an effective way to resolve the problems between North and South? Why, or why not?2. What prompted Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois to propose the Kansas-Nebraska Bill in 1854? How did he make his bill attractive to both the North and the South? Was the Kansas-Nebraska Act successful? Why, or why not? What ramifications did it have for the future?3. Why did Lincoln decide to issue the Emancipation Proclamation? Take into account both moral and political considerations. Did the Emancipation Proclamation free any slaves immediately? Why, or why not?
