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Examples Of Past Failed Compromises

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Calhoun views compromise as a bad thing. He sees it as a dividing factor rather than a uniting factor. He uses the specific example of the division of the military to show that compromise is bad and it will ultimately cause the defense to of the country to weaken. Examples of past failed compromises are the Missouri Compromise and Clay’s proposed compromise in 1821. 8. Based on Calhoun’s words, would Calhoun see the end of slavery in the West as a threat to the Southern use of slaves? Examine a quotation to support your view. Calhoun sees that slavery in the West is a threat to Southern use of slaves. He states, “A large portion of the Northern States believed slavery to be a sin, and would consider it as an obligation of conscience to abolish …show more content…

To what earlier event does Calhoun refer when discussing the use of force by the national government? He is referring to the Indian Removal Act. The act was created and used force to remove Native Americans from land that was sought out to be controlled by the states. This was created by the national government and demonstrates the force it can use to compel a group in a certain way. Also, the Force Bill made by Jackson, which was made so that the government could use force to persuade South …show more content…

“I hold then, that there never has yet existed a wealthy and civilized society in which one portion of the community did not, in point of fact, live on the labor of the other.” He believes that the use of slaves is what made our nation wealthy and civilized. He makes the claim that all wealthy and civilized societies were developed to be the way they are because they were founded on the basis of slavery. 3. “forms the most solid and durable foundation on which to rear free and stable political institutions. There is and always has been in an advanced stage of wealth and civilization, a conflict between labor and capital. The condition of society in the South exempts us from the disorders and dangers resulting from this conflict”. Calhoun states that the existence of slavery does not cause a conflict between labor and capital. They do not have to worry about the payment of their workers because they are slaves, and thus are exempt from the conflict. 12. In what ways does Calhoun compare the working and living conditions of slaves to that of the North and of

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