cuz they did
Some members believed that the colonies could still make peace with the British. When the congress finally agreed to sign it there was a consensus that they where too far in to back out now. The king had also shown no sign of letting up.
Because Johnson's plan was implemented when Congress was out of session. Power play, pure and simple. jesslyn bigelow answered this(:
Some southerners felt the ships would be used to protect the trade of New England, but do little for southern economies. Some members of Congress thought a navy would be a foolish challenge to the world's mightiest navy.
they believed it made government too powerful
the president had overstepped his powers
They vowed to oppose the Brown ruling through all "lawful means."
Republicans and conservative Southern Democrats believed that the new frontier was too costly. They also opposed an increase of federal power.
Melancton Smith was an anti-federalist who opposed sweeping powers of congress.
cuz they did
The norther opposed to slavery because
Some members believed that the colonies could still make peace with the British. When the congress finally agreed to sign it there was a consensus that they where too far in to back out now. The king had also shown no sign of letting up.
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As of 2013, the majority of Democrats in Congress support marriage equality. The majority of Republicans oppose it.
Anti-slavery members of Congress opposed admitting Texas to the Union primarily because it would extend the institution of slavery into new territories. Texas was a slave state, and its admission would disrupt the balance of power between free and slave states in Congress. Additionally, many abolitionists viewed the annexation of Texas as an expansion of slaveholding interests, which conflicted with their goal of ending slavery in the United States.
it did not want the U.S. to be involved in international politics.
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