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American Slave Population, 1790-1820

SSUSH8 Explore the relationship between slavery, growing North and South divisions, and westward expansion that led to the outbreak of the Civil War. A . Explain the impact of the Missouri Compromise on the admission of states from the Louisiana Territory.

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American Slave Population, 1790-1820

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  1. SSUSH8 Explore the relationship between slavery, growing North and South divisions, and westward expansion that led to the outbreak of the Civil War. A. Explain the impact of the Missouri Compromise on the admission of states from the Louisiana Territory.

  2. The Era of Good Feelings was a time of nationalism, but there were growing problems between the North and South (called sectionalism) American Slave Population, 1790-1820

  3. Northerners & Southerners disagreed over slavery, taxes, and the role of government These disagreements dominated politics from 1820 to 1860 American Slave Population, 1790-1820

  4. Leading up to the Missouri Compromise • In 1819 the U.S. consisted of 11 free and 11 slave states • Missouri applied for statehood as a slave state in 1819 • One of the first states from the LA Purchase – debate ensued on whether it would enter the Union as a free or slave state.

  5. When Missouri applied to become a U.S. state, sectionalism emerged Northerners did not want Southern states to increase power in the national gov’t If Missouri entered as a slave state, the South would have 2 more Senators than the North

  6. In 1820, Henry Clay negotiated the Missouri Compromise (Compromise of 1820) Maine broke from Massachusetts and became a free state Missouri became a slave state Slavery was outlawed in all western territories above the latitude of 36°30'

  7. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 • Missouri Compromise of 1820 settled the impasse by 1. banning slavery in all land within the LA Purchase lying above the 36°30’N parallel, 2. with the exception of Missouri, which entered the Union in 1821 as a slave state. 3. To balance the proportion of slave & free states, Maine entered the Union in 1820 as a free state.

  8. Why would the South agree not to expand slavery into the Unorganized Louisiana Territory?

  9. Practice Questions • How did the 1820 Missouri Compromise maintain a balance of free and slave states in the nation? • A) the U.S. Senate is slow to abandon neutrality • B) Missouri entered the Union as a slave state while Maine entered as a free state • C) Congress agreed to allow states to vote on where they wanted to be free or slave • D) the southern states agreed to abandon the Ordinance of Nullification and not secede.

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