The Historical Method allows Historians to show to the world as accurately as possible, the events of the past.
It has 5 steps which include;
Collect - This is the first step of the method and involves the historian collecting information in the first place. This is done from both primary and secondary sources.
Classify and date - In this step, the data is divided and classified into two main distinct groups being <em>Written records</em> and <em>Archaeological remains</em>. After this the historian then attempts to date the information so as to find out which period and/or people the information may have originated from.
Analyze - It is very important that historical data is as accurate as possible and that is why this step is important. The historian must analyze the data to ensure that it is genuine.
Interpret - The Historian would then attempt to discover the meaning behind the information by interpreting it.
Synthesize - After all the steps are done, the information is then collated and presented in a suitable manner.
Most believe that “all men created equal” is talking about humanity
While some people argue that the founders when they put “all men” they were excluding women and children. It’s also controversial because slavery was still going on during this time and it could be views as hypocrisy
It allowed California to enter the Union as a free state. It divided the rest of the Mexican Cession into the territories of New Mexico and Utah. It ended the slave trade in Washington, D.C. It included a strict fugitive slave law.
Cheyenne later became Wyoming's largest city and the capital of the new state of Wyoming. The railroad established many townships along the way: Fremont, Elkhorn, Grand Island, North Platte, Ogallala and Sidney as the railroad followed the Platte River across Nebraska territory.