Do-Now Please, quickly get to work. 1. Define Sectionalism. 2. Look at the map. - Describe what you see. - Make a prediction. Tuesday, March 10 th Agenda Do-Now Notes on the Missouri Compromise Map and writing activityHomework Finish class work : Missouri Compromise packet

The Missouri Compromise Conflict arises when Missouri petitions for statehood…

The issue of slavery Ever since the writing of the U.S. Constitution, slavery has been a hotly debated issue.Ever since the writing of the U.S. Constitution, slavery has been a hotly debated issue. –Can you remember how slavery came to the bargaining table during the Constitutional Conventions? –What message did this decision send to Americans?

Abolitionists v. Slave Owners Economic v. Moral ArgumentsEconomic v. Moral Arguments Abolitionists wanted slavery outlawed everywhereAbolitionists wanted slavery outlawed everywhere Southerners wanted to fight for their right to own slavesSoutherners wanted to fight for their right to own slaves Country looks to be poised on the brink of civil warCountry looks to be poised on the brink of civil war

The Missouri Compromise The great debate: Slave or free? Negotiated by Henry ClayNegotiated by Henry Clay 36/30 line36/30 line Maine Free / Missouri SlaveMaine Free / Missouri Slave A temporary solution to a much larger problem…A temporary solution to a much larger problem…

The Missouri Compromise

Concentration of Slaves in 1820 Interactive Map (click on map, drag/select before or after) :Interactive Map (click on map, drag/select before or after) :

Applying for Statehood IF congress approves…IF congress approves… Population reaches 60,000Population reaches 60,000 –A territory could petition the Union for statehood –Could draft a state constitution –Could elect representatives

Missouri Compromise Until 1818Until 1818 –10 free, 10 slave states –Illinois then added as free, disrupting the balance In 1819, Missouri’s petition for statehood resurrected the Slavery issueIn 1819, Missouri’s petition for statehood resurrected the Slavery issue –Challenged the overall climate of Nationalism

Southerners up in arms… James Tallmadge of NYJames Tallmadge of NY –House passes a bill which requires MO to gradually free its slaves, once entered as the 11 th slave state Southerners up in armsSoutherners up in arms –Prevent passing the bill in the Senate –Meanwhile, Alabama is entered as the 11 th slave state

Suggestions of Civil War… The debate becomes so heated, the union is threatened.The debate becomes so heated, the union is threatened. “We have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go.” Thomas Jefferson

Henry Clay draws the line… Crisis averted (for now)Crisis averted (for now) Henry Clay guides congress toward compromiseHenry Clay guides congress toward compromise THE MISSOURI COMPROMISETHE MISSOURI COMPROMISE –ME admitted as free, MO as slave –The remaining LA territory is divided by 36,30 north lattitude

Why are Jefferson’s words “prophetic”? “This momentous question, like a firebell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once as the knell of the Union. It is hushed, indeed, for the moment. But this is a reprieve only, not a final sentence.” Thomas Jefferson in a letter to John Holmes, April 22, 1820