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Growing Sectionalism Chapter 7, Section 4.

Growing Sectionalism Chapter 7, Section 4. Spencer, Tanner, Chad, Rachel, and Ashley. The Missouri Compromise. Missouri applied for statehood in 1819. This struck some tensions due to the balance of Slave states and Non-Slave states.

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Growing Sectionalism Chapter 7, Section 4.

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  1. Growing SectionalismChapter 7, Section 4. Spencer, Tanner, Chad, Rachel, and Ashley.

  2. The Missouri Compromise • Missouri applied for statehood in 1819. • This struck some tensions due to the balance of Slave states and Non-Slave states. • They didn’t want to have more Slave states then Non-Slave states. • These tensions ended when Maine applied for statehood as a Non-Slave state.

  3. Missouri Compromise Line • Then an amendment was passed that prohibited slavery North of Missouri’s because they wanted to keep slavery out of the Louisiana Purchase. • Also the land was apparently not suitable for farming. • So the South benefited from this because they got to expand the area of slavery westward into the Arkansas territory. • The whole thing was managed by Henry Clay.

  4. The Election of 1824 • This presidential campaign showed how separated the party was becoming. • Four candidates ran. • All of them were Republican. • They were all the “favorite sons” of their region.

  5. The Election of 1824 pt.2 • Clay and Jackson represented the West, while Adams and Crawford represented the South. • Crawford and Jefferson had similar beliefs • Clay favored the American system. • Jacksons campaign focused on his personal heroism in the Battle of New Orleans.

  6. The Corrupt Bargain • Clay ended up being eliminated due to lack of votes. • So Clay teamed up with Adams to help him win the election. • Adams won by six votes. • Clay became the Secretary of State.

  7. The Presidency of John Quincy Adams • He was the son of the second president. • Before he became president he was known as the greatest secretary. • He was defeated in the reelection of 1828.

  8. The Election of 1828 • This election was between Adams and Jackson. • Candidates started to criticize each other’s personalities and morals. • Jackson used the Corrupt Bargain to his advantage to show that Adams was untrustworthy. • The results were that Jackson had 56% of the popular votes. • Also he had 178 out of 261 electoral votes. • The people who voted for him were from the West and South.

  9. Some (Key)Terms “Favorite Son”-Men who enjoyed the support of leaders from their own state or region. “Corrupt Bargain”- This is when Clay threw his political weight behind Adams after being eliminated out of the race, and helped him with the House election easily. “Mudslinging”-This is when the candidates criticized each others personalities and morals.

  10. Connections.

  11. QUESTIONS?

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