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USH (2:3). Sectionalism Sections of the country at odds with each other The Missouri Compromise “Slave “State” or “Free State”? The answer: admit Maine as a “Free State” and admit Missouri as a “Slave State” Temporarily settled the dispute over the westward expansion of slavery. (2:3).
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USH (2:3) Sectionalism Sections of the country at odds with each other The Missouri Compromise “Slave “State” or “Free State”? The answer: admit Maine as a “Free State” and admit Missouri as a “Slave State” Temporarily settled the dispute over the westward expansion of slavery
(2:3) The 6th President: John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) More White Males able to vote Able voters in 1824: 335,000 Able voters in 1828: 1,130,000
(2:3) The 7th President: Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) Spoils System Giving people government jobs if they are loyal to your party Democracy “For the People” Changed how we pick presidential nominees
(2:3) The Nullification Crisis South Carolina rebels against high tariffs (taxes) Threaten to “secede” (leave the Union) Would not recognize the new tariff law as a legitimate law (“nullify” the law)
(2:3) Native American Removal Indian Removal Act (1830) Re-settled Native Americans west of the Mississippi River Trail of Tears (under Pres. Van Buren) Death and disease during removal
(2:3) The 8th President: Martin Van Buren (1837-1841) Economic Crisis Panic of 1837 Left Van Buren unpopular and vulnerable in next election New Party: The Whigs
(2:3) The 9th President: William Henry Harrison (1841) Died from pneumonia one month into office The 10th President: John Tyler (1841-1845) Webster-Ashburton Treaty Established permanent boundary between Canada and U.S.
(2:3) The Second Great Awakening Religious revival among Protestants Social Reform Get rid of society's ills Women more involved than men “Temperance”: moderation in alcohol consumption
(2:3) The Women's Movement Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony Seneca Falls Convention Beginning of the Women's Rights Movement Seneca Falls Declaration Women and men are equal Women should have the right to vote
(2:3) The Abolitionist Movement The abolition (end) of slavery William Lloyd Garrison Called for “emancipation” (freeing) of slaves Newspaper editor Created anti-slavery societies (groups)
(2:3) African -American Abolitionists Frederick Douglass Sojourner Truth