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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