Main Idea Questions(5) / Westward Expansion & Slavery
New Leaders
² 1789- ______elected pres.
o During this time govt. is being perfected
o Territory disputes
² 1796- ______elected 2nd pres.
o Many debates over ______
² 1800- ______became the 3rd President after tie vote!
North America
• US owned land ______of Mississippi River
• Spain owned Louisiana Territory and closed the port of New Orleans
• They secretly gave the land to French leader ______who planned to colonize Am.
A Deal is Made
• Western farmers were upset because they could not trade goods
• Jefferson offered to buy ______from France.
• Since France is planning to go to war with Britain, Napoleon needs money
• Napoleon offers Jefferson the ______!
Louisiana Purchase
• Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory for ______= Louisiana Purchase
• The US doubled in size (Mississippi River- Rocky Mountains).
• Britain owned land in Canada and Spain owned most land west of Louisiana and Florida
A Nation of Tension
• 1804- Jefferson orders exploration of the West.
• 1808- ______from Africa ended, but slave births more than doubled
• During war with France, the British navy was seizing American ______
• British were also aiding Indians in fighting for territory
• US ______on Britain in 1812= War of 1812
• 1814- Treaty of Ghent ends the war. There was ______and no land was exchanged.
The Growing Nation
• Britain and the US still disagreed about who owned waterways in the North and agree to meet.
– Convention of 1818 set the border between the US and Britain at the ______.
• Many Americans wanted to settle in ______.
– 1819- John Quincy Adams (Secretary of State) signs treaty with Spanish Diplomat, Luis de Onis, called the Adams-Onis Treaty.
– Florida becomes a part of the US, and Spain gains present Texas.
New States & the Slavery Debate
• New land meant settlers were moving and forming new territories
• Many sections of the country had different interests and believed their interests were most important= ______
• Sectionalism became a big issue when ______applied for statehood in 1819
Missouri Compromise
• There were currently 11 ______states and 11 ______states in Senate.
• Southerners feared northerners would ban slavery
• Northern members of the House of Representatives proposed admitting Missouri as a slave state with restrictions.
• Henry Clay proposed the ______.
Provisions of the Missouri Compromise
• Missouri would enter the Union as a ______state.
• Maine would enter the Union as a ______state.
• Slavery would be prohibited in any new territories or states formed north of the ______- Missouri’s southern border = invisible Missouri Compromise Line
Summary (7-9 Sentences)
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