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In 1215, King John of England was forced to sign the Magna Carta stating that the king was not above the law of the land and protecting the rights of the people. Today, the Magna Carta is considered one of the most important documents in the history of democracy. Magna Carta was sealed by King John on 15 June 1215. The document was drawn up after his barons rebelled and forced him to agree to limitations on his power because he had demanded heavy taxes to fund his unsuccessful wars in France.
Senator Henry Clay introduced a series of resolutions on January 29,1850<span>, in an attempt to seek a </span>compromise<span> and avert a crisis between North and South. As part of the </span>Compromise of 1850<span>, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished.</span>
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It provided funds for veterans to go to colleges and universities.
It established unemployment pay for veterans who were out of work.
It created loan programs for veterans to buy their own homes.
Lincoln was trying to appeal to Southern voters by picking Andrew Johnson as his running mate. These two men were actually very different politically speaking. Lincoln was a Republican, Andrew Johnson was a Democrat. Lincoln was from the Midwest US, Andrew Johnson was from Tennessee.
Lincoln knew that having a Democratic Vice President who once represented a Confederate state (Tennessee) would allow his presidency to appeal to a wider range of voters.
As the demand for slaves grew, the Portuguese began to enter the interior of Africa to forcibly take captives; as other Europeans became involved in the slave trade, generally they remained on the coast and purchased captives from Africans who had transported them from the interior.
