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]]> 9402 Lincoln-Douglas Debates https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-events/lincoln-douglas-debates/ Fri, 18 Aug 2023 05:37:15 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/lincoln-douglas-debates/ During the summer and fall of 1858 as they contested for a Senate seat across Illinois, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas conducted a series of seven joint debates on...

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]]> 9329 Confederate States of America https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-events/confederatestatesofamerica/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 04:14:52 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/confederatestatesofamerica/ The Confederate States of America (CSA) had two constitutions, a Provisional Constitution that was in effect from February 8, 1861, to February 18, 1862, until the Permanent Constitution, ratified March...

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]]> 9159 Fugitive Slave Acts https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-events/fugitive-slave-acts/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 01:53:12 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/fugitive-slave-acts/ The Fugitive Slave Acts were passed in 1793 and 1850 as attempts to legislate the return of runaway slaves to southern slave owners. The first Fugitive Slave Act was passed...

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]]> 9154 Missouri Compromise of 1820 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-events/missouri-compromise-of-1820/ Tue, 08 Aug 2023 06:29:46 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/missouri-compromise-of-1820/ The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was a watershed moment in the history of sectional conflict between the American North and South. Since the three-fifths compromise of the Constitution, the question...

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]]> 9096 Compromise of 1850 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-events/compromise-of-1850/ Tue, 08 Aug 2023 06:28:42 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/compromise-of-1850/ The sectional conflict that led to the Missouri Compromise of 1820 again came to a head after the Mexican War. Two issues aroused bitter debate in Congress: distributing new land...

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]]> 9094 Great Society https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-events/great-society/ Tue, 08 Aug 2023 01:36:21 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/great-society/ The “Great Society” is a phrase used to describe the domestic policies of President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–69). While many of the programs had their origins in President John Kennedy’s...

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]]> 9050 The Federalist Papers https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-events/the-federalist-papers/ Tue, 08 Aug 2023 00:06:18 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/the-federalist-papers/ The Federalist Papers originated as a series of articles in a New York newspaper in 1787–88. Published anonymously under the pen name of “Publius,” they were written primarily for instrumental...

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]]> 9033 Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-events/kentucky-and-virginia-resolutions/ Tue, 08 Aug 2023 00:02:12 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/kentucky-and-virginia-resolutions/ The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, drafted by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison respectively, were the first official acts to assert a right in the state governments to declare federal laws...

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]]> 9028 Anti-Federalists https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-events/anti-federalists-2/ Sat, 05 Aug 2023 04:57:50 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/anti-federalists-2/ “Anti-Federalist” describes the philosophical and political position of individuals who, during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and the subsequent state ratification debates (1787–89), generally opposed the constitution proposed to replace...

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]]> 8961 Annapolis Convention of 1786 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-events/annapolis-convention-of-1786/ Sat, 05 Aug 2023 04:46:10 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/annapolis-convention-of-1786/ The Annapolis Convention of 1786 was the first major meeting held to discuss the shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation. Five states attended to discuss the topic of trade agreements...

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]]> 8956 American System https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-events/american-system/ Sat, 05 Aug 2023 04:32:29 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/american-system/ The American System was an economic development program that was actuated by Henry Clay of Kentucky. The American System became the cornerstone of the Whig Party platform in the nineteenth...

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]]> 8945 Constitutional Convention of 1787 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-events/constitutionalconventionof1787/ Sat, 05 Aug 2023 00:31:40 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/constitutionalconventionof1787/ The Constitutional Convention was a signal event in the history of federalism for it was there that the American style of federalism originated. The innovations in theory and design introduced...

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