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1 The Issue of Slavery and the Movement West
Missouri Compromise The Issue of Slavery and the Movement West

2 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?

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

4 Manifest Destiny American Progress – John Gast (1872)

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6 1819 11 free states and 11 slave states Senate consist of :
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

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

8 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

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10 Interactive map of Missouri Compromise
INTERACTIVE MISSOURI COMPROMISE MAP

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

12 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

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14 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

15 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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