Transcript Lesson 11.3 b – The Missouri Compromise

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Define or Describe:
Era of Good
Feelings
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James
Monroe
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Rush-Bagot
Agreement
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Convention
of 1818
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Andrew
Jackson
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Adams-Onis
Treaty
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Henry Clay
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Monroe
Doctrine
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What the
North Wanted:
What the
South
Wanted:
What the Missouri
Compromise Did:
Lesson 11.3b – The Missouri
Compromise and the Monroe
Doctrine
Today we will
explain the
growth of both
nationalism and
sectionalism
during the
Monroe
administration.
What We Already Know
The Louisiana Purchase opened up land west
of the Mississippi River to settlement, and
Americans quickly began settling there.
What We Already Know
As the plantation system
spread westward into
new areas, so too did
slavery.
What We Already Know
America’s ability to stand
up to the British during the
War of 1812 caused a huge
wave of national pride to
sweep across the country,
even though the war itself
had ended in a draw.
The Era of Good Feelings
• As nationalist feelings
spread, the people’s
loyalty shifted away from
state governments toward
the federal government.
• Democratic-Republican
James Monroe won the
presidency in 1816 by a
large majority.
The Era of Good Feelings
• The Federalist Party
provided little opposition
to Monroe, and it soon
disappeared.
• This period without major
political differences was
called the Era of Good
Feelings.
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19. Why was the period after the War of 1812
known as the Era of Good Feelings?
A. The Federalists party
had almost died out.
B. The country was no
longer troubled by
political differences.
C. The slavery question
had finally been settled
once and for all.
D. The United States had
scored a clear victory
over Great Britain.
Choose all that are true!
Settling National Boundaries
• To define and expand the country’s borders
meant the United States had to reach agreements
with Britain and Spain.
• The Rush-Bagot Agreement (1817) with Britain
limited each side’s naval forces on the Great
Lakes.
• The Convention of
1818 set the 49th
parallel as the U.S.Canadian border as
far west as the
Rocky Mountains.
Settling National Boundaries
• Spain and the United
States disagreed on
the boundaries of the
Louisiana Purchase
and the ownership of
West Florida.
• Pirates and runaway
slaves used Spanishheld East Florida as a
refuge.
• The Seminoles of East
Florida raided white
settlements in
Georgia.
In 1817, President Monroe ordered General Andrew
Jackson to stop the Seminole raids, but Jackson
also went on to claim the Floridas for the United
States.
When Spain protested,
Monroe suggested Spain
could either police the
Floridas or turn them over
to the United States.
In the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819, Spain handed
Florida to the United States and gave up claims to
the Oregon Country.
Check for Understanding
• The Rush-Bagot
Agreement (1817)
limited each side’s
naval forces on the
Great Lakes.
• The Convention of
1818 set the 49th
parallel as the U.S.Canadian border as
far west as the Rocky
Mountains.
A ask B: How did the
Monroe administration use
treaties to ease tensions
between the United States
and Great Britain?
Check for Understanding
B ask A: What caused
tensions to grow between
the United States and
Spain?
Tensions grew
between the United
States and Spain
because they
disagreed on the
boundaries of the
Louisiana
Purchase and the
ownership of West
Florida.
Check for Understanding
Also, the Spanish in East Florida sheltered
pirates, runaway slaves, and Seminole raiders.
Sectional Tensions Increase
At the same time nationalism was unifying
the country, sectionalism was threatening
to drive it apart.
Check for Understanding
A ask B: What is sectionalism?
Sectionalism is the placing of the
interests of one’s own region ahead
of those of the nation as a whole.
Be sure to re-state the question in your response!
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20. What is the difference between
sectionalism and nationalism?
A. Sectionalism is loyalty to the
interests of your own region of
the country.
B. Sectionalism is a feeling of
pride, loyalty, and
protectiveness toward one's
country.
C. Nationalism is loyalty to the
interests of your own region of
the country.
D. Nationalism is a feeling of pride,
loyalty, and protectiveness
toward one's country.
Choose TWO that are true!
The United
States in 1820
• The Southern was
relying more on cotton
and slavery.
• In the Northeast,
wealth was based on
manufacturing and
trade.
• In the West, settlers
wanted cheap land and
good transportation.
The interests of these sections were
often in conflict.
Territorial expansion threatened
national unity.
• At the time, the United States consisted of 11
slave states and 11 free states.
• This balance made it impossible for any
national law banning slavery to pass in the
Senate.
• Southerners still worried that free states
could form a majority in Congress and ban
slavery altogether.
Sectional Tensions Increase
• Sectionalism became a major issue when Missouri
applied for statehood in 1817.
• Adding Missouri as a
slave state would upset
the balance of power in
Congress.
• Northerners opposed its
admission as a slave
state while Southerners
supported it.
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21. How did territorial expansion lead
to an increase in sectional tension?
A. Missouri wanted to enter
the Union as a slave state.
B. Maine wanted to enter the
Union as a free state.
C. A line dividing territories
into slave and free was
established.
D. The Rush-Bagot
Agreement made Florida
part of the United States.
22. Why did Missouri’s application for
statehood become a major issue?
A. Spain still claimed to
own Missouri.
B. It would upset the
balance of power
between the free states
and the slave states.
C. Strict constructionists
claimed the Constitution
did not allow states west
of the Mississippi.
D. Its proposed state
constitution contained a
secession clause.
The Missouri Compromise
• Henry Clay, the Speaker
of the House, came up
with a compromise that
he hoped would reduce
the sectional tensions.
• Clay suggested that
Missouri be admitted as
a slave state and Maine
as a free state.
The Missouri Compromise
Clay’s plan, known as the Missouri Compromise,
would keep the balance of power in the Senate
between the slave states and free states.
It also called for slavery to be banned from the
Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36° 30',
Missouri’s southern border.
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23. How did the Missouri Compromise resolve
a conflict between the North and South ?
A. It divided Missouri into free
counties and slave counties.
B. It limited the number of
slaves that could be
imported legally from Africa.
C. It kept the balance of slave
and free states in the Senate
by creating Maine as a free
state.
D. It allowed Missouri to come
in as a slave state, but
banning slavery in the next
state to enter the Union.
The Monroe Doctrine
• The United States was concerned by events in
Latin America.
• Several European monarchies planned to help
Spain and Portugal regain the colonies which
had successfully fought for their independence.
• U.S. leaders feared that if this happened, their
own government would be in danger.
Check for Understanding
A ask B: What was happening in Latin
America during the Monroe
administration?
European monarchies were planning to help Spain
and Portugal regain their colonies that had
successfully fought for their independence.
The Monroe Doctrine
• In December 1823, President Monroe issued a statement
that became known as the Monroe Doctrine.
• He warned that efforts to
reestablish colonies would
be seen as a threat to
American peace and safety.
• He promised that the U.S.
would stay out of European
affairs.
• The Monroe Doctrine
showed that the United
States saw itself as a world
power and protector of Latin
America.
Check for Understanding
B ask A: What was the Monroe
Doctrine?
The Monroe Doctrine was a statement of U.S.
opposition to any European interference in the
Western Hemisphere.
Check for Understanding
B ask A: What
promise did
Monroe make to
European
nations?
President Monroe
promised that the
United States
would stay out of
European affairs.
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24. What was the main message of
the Monroe Doctrine?
A. The United States would no longer
honor the Treaty of Ghent.
B. The United States should annex
Canada.
C. Latin America was closed to further
colonization by Europe.
D. The United States should annex
Latin America.
24. To whom was the Monroe
Doctrine directed?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Territories of the United States
Latin American nations
European nations
Canada and Mexico