The problem with taking so much territory from Mexico in the Mexican-American War was that no system existed to determine whether or not the new states would be slave or free.
The Compromise of 1850 reassured both the North and South in that it admitted one free state and one slave state, and the balance in Congress between pro and anti-slavery Senators and Representatives was maintained. Secondly, both sides agreed that from that point on, popular sovereignty would decide the status of each new state. That means each state would vote yes or no on slavery and the majority would win.
Lastly, the South wanted to be reassured that rnuaway slaves were not being helped by abolitionists in the North, so the Fugitive Slave Act was included in the compromise, which made it illegal to aid runaway slaves in the North.
827,000 Sq Miles know as the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
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<span>1. How did interactions between Muslim and Hindu communities in India change over time? B) Both communities endured violent conflict until shared cultural experiences encouraged tolerance. [<em>I'll add a note below in connection with this point, after running through the other questions.</em>]
2. How did the Delhi sultanate affect Hindu society? C) It introduced Turkish, Persian, and Arab social and artistic influences to the area.
3. Which of the following is an example of how the Delhi sultanate changed society in India? A) Many lower caste Hindus converted to Islam because the religion did not recognize a caste system.
4. What was Guru Gobind Singh’s motivation behind giving all Sikh men the last name of Singh? D) He believed that having a common name removed barriers of caste between people and promoted tolerance.
5. Which of the following does the Taj Mahal signify about the Mughal Empire? A) It reflects Persian influences on Indian culture.
6. Which characteristics of the Mughal Empire does the Taj Mahal reflect? D) Blending of Hindu and Muslim cultures.
... Now, here's that bonus thought I promised, in regard to ethnic conflict between Muslim and Hindu communities in India. Looking at more recent history and social interactions in India, Brown University professor Ashutosh Varshney published a great study in 2003 called, <em>Ethnic Conflict and Civic Life: Hindus and Muslims in India </em>(Yale University Press). Varshney's thesis, for which he provides much evidence, is that when opposing ethnic groups are involved in the everyday affairs of societal associations together -- such as shopping in the same markets, children attending the same schools, playing in the same soccer leagues, etc -- these associations tend to reduce occasions of violence between ethnic communities. It's when different ethinc communities live in very divided ways from one another that they have a greater tendency to erupt in violence against one another.</span>