Introduction to the Text: America's History. 9th Edition

Alexander Grelier
9/4/18

Introduction to the Text: America's History. 9th Edition

1. In which chapter of the text is your event mentioned? Provide a page number too. Some events may have multiple page numbers. If terms related to your event are not located in the index, use your prior research to identify related terms

- My event, the Compromise of 1850 is mentioned in page 374, chapter 12 of the text.

2. Under which heading and subheading can your topic be found?

- My topic can be found under the heading: "1850: Crisis and Compromise"

3. Why and how is the text discussing your topic? What larger conversation is your event part of?

- The text talks a lot about what lead up to the Compromise of 1850, and the larger conversation seems to be speaking on exactly why it was needed.

4. Read the passage mentioning your event. What more can you learn, that you did not already learn from your first research?

- One thing I learned that I hadn't already is that there was a substantial conference taken place in Nashville where many delegates in the south were told that there needed to be precautions taken place just in case a civil war broke out, just after the compromise was passed.

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PBWorks: Nashville Convention This picture shows the many delegates that took part in the Nashville Convention!

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