1. Social Studies Lesson Summary
Missouri Compromise
Monroe Doctrine

2. Another Big Compromise…
Goals:
Understand the pattern of states joining the country
Understand the debate over Missouri
Understand the Missouri Compromise
Understand how the US got Florida

3. History of states joining US
In 1800 there were 8 free and 8 slave states
1803- Ohio
Free (9-8 Free)
1812- Louisiana-
Slave (9-9 =)
1816- Indiana-
Free (10-9 Free)
1817- Mississippi-
Slave (10-10 =)
1818- Illinois-
Free (11-10 Free)
1819- Alabama-
Slave (11-11 =)

4. Missouri Debate… 1820 Missouri has 60,000 people
They ask to join country as slave state
Why would this create a problem??
Arguments in congress
South threatens to secede

5. Missouri Compromise (1820) Henry Clay
3 parts to the compromise
Missouri will be slave state
Maine will be free state
Line at 36° 30’ dividing Louisiana Territory

7. Florida Who owns? Problems created by…
Native Americans stealing/attacking
Slaves running away to FL
Monroe offers to buy from Spain for 5 million
Spain agrees… why?
US never pays

8. Monroe Doctrine President Monroe’s foreign policy
US will “protect” new countries in western hemisphere from eastern hemisphere
AKA- “You mess with them…you mess with us!”
“Policemen” of the West…
Why? Real Reason?
US wants to trade with western hem. Countries
Today?

9. Missouri Compromise Review

10. Monroe Doctrine Review

11. Goals? Understand the pattern of states joining the country
Understand the debate over Missouri
Understand the Missouri Compromise
Understand how the US got Florida