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Missouri Compromise The Issue of Slavery and the Movement West

Missouri Compromise The Issue of Slavery and the Movement West

Essential Questions • How did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 attempt to settle the

Essential Questions • How did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 attempt to settle the debate over the future of slavery in the growing American republic? • How did the Nullification Crisis a decade later demonstrate the widening divide between northern and southern states?

Manifest Destiny • God himself blessed the growth of the American nation • Indian

Manifest Destiny • God himself blessed the growth of the American nation • Indian tribes Christianized • Saving souls – 2 nd Great Awakening • Economic Motives • Fur trapping • California Gold Rush (1848)

Manifest Destiny American Progress – John Gast (1872)

Manifest Destiny American Progress – John Gast (1872)

1819 11 free states and 11 slave states • Problem - what to do

1819 11 free states and 11 slave states • Problem - what to do with new territories? • Senate consist of : • 2 representatives from each state • House of Representatives: • based on states population- • slave states had more representatives

Why is this a Problem? • 1820 - 2 territories want to enter •

Why is this a Problem? • 1820 - 2 territories want to enter • Maine • Missouri (about 2, 000 slaves) • What is the dilemma for Congress?

Missouri Compromise • • Also known as the Compromise of 1820 Maine enters as

Missouri Compromise • • Also known as the Compromise of 1820 Maine enters as a free state Missouri enters as a slave state No slavery would be allowed north of the 36’ 30” line

Interactive map of Missouri Compromise • INTERACTIVE MISSOURI COMPROMISE MAP

Interactive map of Missouri Compromise • INTERACTIVE MISSOURI COMPROMISE MAP

The Quick Fix • The Missouri Compromise was a temporary solution to the questions

The Quick Fix • The Missouri Compromise was a temporary solution to the questions of slavery and territorial rights.

Southern Response • South realized that this compromise threatened the balance between free and

Southern Response • South realized that this compromise threatened the balance between free and slave states • WHY? • South felt the US would need territories from Mexico’s territory in which to expand slavery the only area left was in Arkansas

Nullification of South Carolina • SC argued that a state has the right to

Nullification of South Carolina • SC argued that a state has the right to void within its borders, a law passed by Congress. • Tariff of Abominations (Tariff of 1828) • Attacked Southern Planters • Endangered the institution of slavery • John C. Calhoun and other South Carolinians wanted “States’ rights) • S. C. Threated to secede from the Union

Critical Thinking Questions • Why was the Missouri Compromise called a "compromise"? • What

Critical Thinking Questions • Why was the Missouri Compromise called a "compromise"? • What did each section of the country, North and South, gain and what did each give up? • What is the role of compromise in a self-governing society, considering that many convictions are deeply held but not shared by everyone in the community? Further, is some level of compromise necessary to the survival of a democratic republic?

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