When it comes to sympathy and empathy there is a quote I really like, " empathy is walking a mile in somebody else's moccasins. Sympathy is being sorry their feet hurt." - Rebecca O'Donnell. This is a great overview of the differences but there is more to it than that. Sympathy is more of just feeling bad for someone because you know that they are going through a hard time. Where as empathy you know exactly how a person is feeling because you have been in their same position before so it is easier to understand what they are going through. Empathy is an important tool for historians because it can help the historian get a better understanding of why people did certain things the way they did.

US History Review

From 1600 to the civil war America grew a lot as a nation. The US went from having one settlement to having territory all across present day America. The biggest challenges the US faced as a nation were Slavery and land disputes which caused major problems such as the Mexico War that lasted from 1829-1848. Also these problems caused arguably the biggest Conflict in US history which was the Civil War. The only thing that kept the US united until the Civil War during these issues was compromise, the only way to solve things peacefully was to come up with a reasonable compromise where both sides could benefit from it. During this time period many events happened that made our country what it is today such as the bill of rights, the constitution, and the declaration of independence.