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Opener. 1. Copy Down Homework 2. #4Label Missouri Compromise (1820) ; #5 Map of Missouri Compromise #6 Practice Quiz #7 Quiz/Notes on Missouri Compromise #8 HA! Reading on Texas Questions 3. Get out HW
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Opener 1. Copy Down Homework 2. #4Label Missouri Compromise (1820); #5 Map of Missouri Compromise #6 Practice Quiz #7 Quiz/Notes on Missouri Compromise #8 HA! Reading on Texas Questions 3. Get out HW 4. Start Practice Quiz using your HW notes…. (test yourself to see how much you know without having to reread the passage)
When your done with the quiz… Color the blank map using the directions at the bottom of your quiz
Current Events The Fiscal Cliff…. The US government still must make compromises….
What is the Fiscal Cliff • The US had too much DEBT (we spent more money then we had) • Congress needed to decide how to spend less money • CHOICES • A. INCREASE TAXES • B. REDUCE SPENDING MONEY ON GOV. PROGRAMS • (Sequestering)
Why can’t we get along US Government had to COMPROMISE… President Obama wants to raise taxes on families making more than 250,000 dollars BUT critics think that raising taxes will hurt the US economy
Compromised Reached… Kind of… • Congress agreed to increase taxes for families that make over 450,000 • BUT NO spending cuts • Still need to decide on the debt ceiling • U.S has reached the limit of 16.7 trillion
Opener • 1. Copy Down Homework • 2. Update TOC • 3. Get out practice quiz from yesterday… • PART 2 • 1. “Destiny” In class notes 1/2/13 • 2. Analyzing a Painting (American Progress By: John Ghast) • 3. HW reading on Manifest Destiny • 4. Background Reading Missouri Comp • 5. Map of the Missouri Compromise • 6. Reading Quiz on Manifest Destiny • 7. Quiz/Notes on Missouri Compromise • 8. Questions/Notes on The American Experience in Texas (p. 205-207) • 9. Primary Source Reading : Jose Maria Sanchez
Sectionalism Loyalty to the interests of one’s region (section) of the country rather than nationwide interests
Brainstorm and WRITE on your notes what the country might be divided over in the early 1800s
Main Issue of Division • SLAVERY • More of a Political and Economic rather than MORAL
Political Divisions • North • Strong NATIONAL government (generally) • Hold on to population majority (House of Representatives) • South • STATES rights… right to choose their own laws concerning slavery • Wanted greater representation… new territories new slave states more control in Congress
Economic Divisions • North • Economy based factories, building roads and cities • Needed more money to support cities and transportation • Railroads, steamboats…. • South • Economy based on cash crops (COTTON) • Needed more land for more Cotton
How this becomes more complicated… SPIRT OF MANIFEST DESTINY…. AND….. TEJAS (TEXAS)
FAMILY FEUD TEJAS STYLE….
DIRECTIONS In teams of four… read over both the background information and the JOSE MARIA SANCHEZ’s account… DECIDE THE TOP 4 REASONS MEXICAN might have looked down upon OR worry about there presence…AMERICAN SETTLERS… Prizes will be given out on THURSDAY…
TOP 4 ANSWERS are on the board…… (Record these answers (but only award pt. value if your team found it….) #1 Use Slaves to farm… 35 pts #2 They are drunks… 20 pts #3 Out number the Mexicans AND TAKE OVER REGION ….30 pts #4 Lazy and do not develop/cultivate the land… 15 pts.