The women of the Seneca Falls Convention created a document based on the Declaration of Independence created by American colonists during the 1700's. In this document, the women outlined what rights and beliefs they have about women in American society. They took some of the famous language used in the Declaration of Independence to create the document. A perfect example of this would be the rewording of the preamble. The women changed the phrase "all men are created equal" (from the Declaration of Independence) to "all men and women are created equal>"
Land prices in the east were getting expensive and the great plains were offering an oppurtunity to own more land
The Missouri Compromise of 1820, established that the northern limit for slavery to be legal in the territories of the West.
Salutary neglect was an undocumented British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of laws of Parliament, meant to keep the American colonies obedient to Great Britain.
