In many ways, slavery was THE issue for the new Republican party.
Many, if not most, historians see the Republican party as being formed as a coalition of interest groups opposed to slavery in the new Western territories (and soon to be states).
Divides in the early party were over what to do about slavery overall, but there was general agreement that slavery could not and should not expand into the western states.
The main reason the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the civil rights activists by using the Constitution as their reasoning. They concluded that both the 13th and 14th amendment didn't give Congress the right and/or power to regulate affairs of individuals and/or businesses.
The main effects of the age if exploration was that it led to the colonization of both continent's as well as bringing European culture to those contingents, Colonization also had an effect on the natives of the continents.
The Spanish-American War was notable not only because the United States ... Spain had dominated Central and South America since the late fifteenth century. ... of additional naval bases in the Pacific Ocean, reaching as far as mainland Asia. ... best known part of the battles, but in fact, several African American regiments
<span>A major criticism directed against the articles of confederation was that power was allocated primarily to "the states" as opposed to the central government, which made the US very weak--both socially and economically. </span>
