How Did Henry Clay Affect Society In The 1800s

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During the 1800's, slavery and anti-slavery was a major discussion across the U.S. Missouri has requested for admission, which lasted from December 1819 to March 1820, to become a slave state. The bill passed, but only with a few compromises, Missouri would become a slave state and Maine would become a free state. In Missouri, slavery was to be excluded from the Louisiana Purchase lands north of latitude 36°30′. Henry Clay played a major role in the compromise, which was a congressman

During this time period, America had became prosperous and saw unprecedented growth in industry and technology. People were becoming greedy with money. In these years, the Transcontinental Railroad was finally finished and shipping goods became much easier. With all of the successes, there were some issues. This included Robber Barons, which involved men who used violence to gain supplies and money over competitors. Andrew Carnegie played a big role as a industrialist.
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World War I began after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. New technological advancements created a new playing field on war. The war took over nine million soldiers and twenty-one million were injured. While the men were at war, women began to enter the workforce to make war supplies and take care of their families. This war is also known as "the first modern war," because new weapons were being created like the machine gun, mustard gas, and tanks. This war was all of the