By the beginning of the 19th century, slavery in the U.S. was firmly established with a series of statutes and penal codes enacted in various states to regulate the activity of slaves and all conduct involving slaves and free blacks. With the Louisiana Purchase, the question of slavery became both geographical and political, and ushered in a period of national debate between pro- and anti-slavery states to gain political and economic advantage. But by 1820, Congress was embroiled in the debate over how to divide the newly acquired territories into slave and free states.
Eisenhower told the Chinese he would use nuclear weapons unless they would be on peaceful terms in the Korean War. In 1953 China agreed to a truce or armistice and still remains in effect today.
the world's first artificial satelite was about the size of a beach ball (58 cm. or 22.8 inches in diameter), weighed only 83.6 kg. or 183.9 punds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path.
part of the declaration of independence came from john locke's idea of life liberty and property but Benjamin Franklin changes it to pursuit of happiness in the declaration of indepence
The only statement about the bill process that is accurate would be that "<span>A bill can have a second chance after a veto," since it can still be passed with a "2/3 majority". </span>
