History of the United States

To attempt to resolve the dispute between the North and South regarding slavery, Congress convened on December 3, 1849. The result of this convention was the Compromise of 1850.

The Compromise of 1850 allowed the New Mexico and Utah territories to choose, in the future, to become slave states. The South avoided adopting the Wilmot Proviso. A stronger Fugitive Slave Act was passed by Congress.

The Sioux attacks on stagecoach lines.

they worked to put white southerners back into power

to help struggling farmers make a profit The Farmers Alliance was organized by states in the South. This movement was big during the 1870s and 1880s.

textiles and lumber

By controlling the business at each phase of a product's development, vertical integration allowed a business to reduce costs.

because they had to find room

they encouraged black farmers to join

the access of education