“Strains on National Unity”

1. “Strains on National Unity” Chapter 12 section 4

2. Era of Good Feelings • Federalists didn’t support the War 1812 • Americans turn away from them • Wherever Monroe goes he’s greeted by thousands • So may New Englanders greet him • Boston reports the beginning of “an Era of Good Feelings”’ • Monroe reelected in 1820

3. The Panic of 1819 • Financial panic • Crop prices overseas drop dramatically • American farmers can’t pay their debts • People lose their homes, farms, ad businesses • Ex. - Cotton which soared up to 33 cents per lb. fell to 14 cents per lb • Bank response – take over the property of borrowers who couldn’t pay their debt

4. Expansion of Slavery • The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 • Set-up steps for forming new states • Banned slavery in the Northwest Territory • Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois were “free-state” • Free state – state where slavery is not permitted

5. Expansion of Slavery New states south of the Northwest Territory -Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama allowed slavery 1819 Missouri requested to join the Union as a slave state

6. Missouri Compromise 1820 Missouri’s request divides the nation between north and south Henry Clay fears sectionalism would tear the nation Sectionalism-devotion to interests of one’s own section over those of the nation as a whole.

7. Missouri Compromise1820 Clay convinced Congress to pass the Missouri Compromise in 1820 Missouri joins as a slave state Maine joins as free Banned slavery in the Louisiana Purchase north of latitude 36 degrees 30’ South – slavery was permitted

8. Missouri Compromise 1820