Subsequent writers on the American Civil War looked to several factors explaining the geographic divide, including sectionalism, protectionism, and state's rights. ... States Rights The South argued that each state had the right to secede–leave the Union–at any time, that the Constitution was a "compact" or agreement among the states. ... Rejecting the arguments for federal authority or self-government, state sovereignty would empower states to promote the expansion of slavery as part of the Federal Union under the U.S. ... "States' rights" was an ideology formulated...

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History Qatar was once controlled by the sheikhs of Bahrain, but in 1867, war broke out between the people and their rulers. To keep the peace in the Persian Gulf, the British appointed Muhammad ibn Thani al-Thani, head of a leading Qatari family, as the region's ruler (Infoplease, 2013). In 1893, ...

• Word Count: 7380
• Approx Pages: 30
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

History Qatar was once controlled by the sheikhs of Bahrain, but in 1867, war broke out between the people and their rulers. To keep the peace in the Persian Gulf, the British appointed Muhammad ibn Thani al-Thani, head of a leading Qatari family, as the region's ruler (Infoplease, 2013). In 1893, ...

• Word Count: 7378
• Approx Pages: 30
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School