1. GROWING SECTIONALISM
Chapter 7.4

2. Missouri Compromise MO asked for admission in 1819
Threatened the balance in Senate of 11 free and 11 slave, & touched off important issue.
James Tallmadge proposal – no new slaves in MO, slave children emancipated 25 yrs
Solution admitted ME as a free state and MO as Slave state and declared no slavery north of MO’s southern border in LA Purchase. Henry Clay instrumental.

3. BLUE: United States map with Missouri Compromise Line. Legend:
RED: Free states as of 1850
RED: Slave states as of 1850 (not including Texas claims surrendered in
Compromise of 1850) Border slave states that did not later secede
in 1861
GRAY: Territories (with eventual state boundaries superimposed, and
including later Gadsden Purchase of 1853)
GREEN: Missouri Compromise Line

4. A Battle of Favorite Sons: Election of 1824
CLAY
JACKSON
ADAMS
CRAWFORD
A Battle of Favorite Sons: Election of 1824
4 candidates
Henry Clay & Andrew Jackson, West
Clay favors the American System
Jackson runs on personal popularity
John Quincy Adams, New England
Favors American System except tarrifs
William Crawford, Southern,
States rights,strict interpretation of constiuttion
Jackson wins popular vote but no majority in Electoral College

5. A Battle of Favorite Sons: Election of 1824
House of Reps, headed by Henry Clay as speaker elects Adams
People claim “corrupt bargain” because Clay was given a cabinet post. No evidence ever emerged of shady deal.
Jackson’s supporters take on name Democratic-Republicans, shortened Democrats
Adams party National Republicans

6. John Q.’s Presidency
Adams had ambitious plans for internal improvement that met with opposition from members of congress.
He eventually got money to improve harbors and rivers and extend the National Road, but set up loss in 1828
1828 one of the Dirtiest campaigns in American History, Mudslinging – criticizing each others morals.
Jackson portrayed himself as the common man. “Old Hickory”. Won.