Sectionalism and the Missouri compromise
How did Missouri statehood affect the balance of free and slave states?
Admission of Missouri as a slave state would upset that balance; it would also set a , as free, and 2 except for Missouri, slavery was to be excluded from the Louisiana Purchase lands
What was the dred Scott vs stand Ford
DescriptionDred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court held that the U.S. Constitution was not meant to include American citizenship for black peopl
What is the western expansion
DescriptionIn the American Old West, overland trails were popular means of travel used by pioneers and immigrants throughout the 19th century and especially between 1830 and 1870 as an alternative to sea and railroad transport.
What was the American system
DescriptionThe American System was an economic plan that played an important role in American policy during the first half of the 19th century.
What was the nabraska act
DescriptionThe Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was an organic act passed by the 33rd U.S. Congress that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and was drafted by Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois and President Franklin Pierce.
What was the most important political issue of the time
Government accountability and transparency / corruption (22.7%)
Why didn't the north and south agree with tariffs benefits
It is the industry's consumers who ultimately pay this tax and the industry's producers who benefit in ... With most of the tariff revenue collected in the South and then spent in the North, the South rightly felt ...
What were the terms of the Missouri compromise?
The Missouri Compromise passed Congress in 1820. It admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and barred slavery from the Louisiana Territory north of the 36°30' parallel
Define the Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri late in 1819 for admission as a state in which slavery would be permitted.
What is the Missouri compromise
The Missouri Compromise was the legislation that provided for the admission of Maine to the United States as a free state along with Missouri as a slave state, thus maintaining the balance of power between North and South in the United States Senate.
Define the Monroe Doctrine
a principle of US policy, originated by President James Monroe in 1823, that any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US
Define compromise
an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.
What is nationalism?
identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.
What is sectionalism?
restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being.
Define unification
the process of being united or made into a whole.