Transcript The Era of Good Feelings is OVER!!! Regional

The Era of Good
Feelings is
OVER!!!
Regional Differences
and the Missouri
Compromise
When James Monroe was reelected in 1820, the American
people hoped that the Era of
Good Feelings would continue.
But, sadly, that was not the
case! Three distinct regions of
the country emerge and they
rarely agree on what is best for
the nation!!
Regional Differences
a. The 3 regions of the country (North,
South and West) had different ideas
on how the country should develop.
b. The North wanted to protect their
industries. Their main competition for
consumers was Great Britain.
c. The South wanted to protect their
agricultural products such as cotton
and tobacco. Great Britain was one of
their biggest purchasers which pitted
them against the North.
d. The West was primarily concerned
about development in the west and how
they would get their products to
markets in the other parts of the
United States was well as abroad.
e. Three men represented these regions
in Congress. They were1. Daniel Webster represented the
North.
2. Henry Clay represented the West.
3. John C. Calhoun represented the
South.
The Missouri Compromise
a. A major regional conflict arose in 1819
when Missouri applied to enter the
Union. Pro-slavery leaders in Missouri
wanted to join the nation as a slave
state. At the time, there were 11
slave states and 11 free states.
b. Admitting Missouri would have upset
the balance of power in the Senate in
favor of the South.
c. Heated debate raged in Congress with
no compromise in sight until Henry Clay
stepped in.
d. Clay’s Missouri Compromise had 3 main
conditions1. Missouri would enter the Union as a
slave state.
2. Maine would join the Union as a free
state.
3. Slavery would be prohibited in any
new territories or states formed
north of the 36, 30 line of latitude.
The Election of 1824
a. The Election of 1824 showed
increasing regional differences.
b. The candidates in this election were1. Henry Clay-West
2. John Quincy Adams-son of 2nd
president John Adams-North
3. Andrew Jackson-war hero from the
War of 1812.
c. When the votes were counted,
Jackson had won the popular vote, but
not the electoral college. Because of
this, the winner had to be decided by
the House of Representatives.
d. Henry Clay was the Speaker of the
House at this time, giving him LOTS of
power and influence in Congress. He
used this influence to support John
Quincy Adams who became the 6th
president of the United States.
e. Adams made Clay his secretary of
state which led Jackson and his
supporters to call the election a
“corrupt bargain.”
f. This controversy weakened Adams’
support and Congress rejected most of
his ideas.