Growth and Division Ch 2.2

Thursday February 9, 2012 Daily goal: Understand how the Missouri Compromise maintained the peace. Notes Analysis Use your Ch 2.1 notes to answer the following question. Explain how Industrialization lead to labor unions and immigration. Make the connection between immigration and nativism.

Notes Analysis Sample The Industrialization Revolution created many low paying, unskilled jobs. In response many workers began to form unions for better pay. Many of the jobs were filled by immigrants who came from Ireland, but were discriminated against by people who opposed immigration and supported nativism.

Friday, February 10, 2012 Daily goal: Understand who the leader of the Women’s movement was and what document they signed. Understand how Manifest destiny influenced Westward Expansion. Think About it… Do you believe that America today thinks it is entitled to control the world?

5 MANIFEST DESTINY LED TO WAR WITH MEXICO AND THE OREGON TERRITORY BECOMING PART OF THE U.S. ESSENTIALLY MANIFEST DESTINY WAS THE BELIEF THAT THE U.S. HAD A GOD GIVEN MISSION TO SPREAD ITS CIVILIZATION BY CONQUEST TO THE ENTIRE WESTERN HEMISPHERE NO MATTER WHO IT HARMED.

From sea to shining sea Manifest Destiny-belief America was bound to reach the Pacific.

7 EXPANSION CREATED BOTH NEW FREE AND NEW SLAVE STATES. IT WAS COMMONLY AGREED THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA IF NEW STATES DID NOT UPSET THE BALANCE BETWEEN EXISTING FREE AND SLAVE STATES. THE PROPOSED ADMISSION OF MISSOURI IN 1819 AS A SLAVE STATE THREATENED TO UPSET THIS BALANCE. (FROM 11 SLAVE AND 11 FREE TO 12 SLAVE AND 11 FREE) 11 free states 11 slave states 1819

8 MISSOURI COMPROMISE, 1820 THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE ALLOWED MISSOURI TO ENTER THE UNION AS A SLAVE STATE WITH THE PROVISION THAT NO MORE SLAVE STATES COULD COME IN ABOVE THE 30* LATITUDE LINE. MISSOURI COMPROMISE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE PAPERS

9 RESULTS OF MISSOURI COMPROMISE

10 FREE STATE OR SLAVE STATE: THE NUMBERS GAME FOR SENATORS. THE NORTH HAD A LARGER POPULATION WHICH MEANT THEY WOULD HAVE MORE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THE SOUTH NEEDED SLAVE STATES TO KEEP THE NUMBER OF SENATORS (EACH STATE RECEIVED TWO) EVEN.

Missouri Compromise Maintained the balance between the free and slave states temporarily.

12 NATIVE AMERICAN REMOVAL, 1830s THE INDIAN REMOVAL ACT WAS PASSED MAY 1830 AFTER HEATED AND BITTER ARGUMENTS IN CONGRESS. THIS LAW MOVED MOST OF THE NATIONS OF TRIBES IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE UNITED STATES INTO “INDIAN COUNTRY”, WHICH TODAY IS OKLAHOMA. THE MOST TRAGIC REMOVAL INVOLVED THE CHEROKEE WHO TRIED TO FIGHT IT IN COURT, HOWEVER THEY WERE FORCED THE DEPART THEIR LAND. THOUSANDS DIED ON THE LONG JOURNEY FROM WEATHER, STARVATION, AND ILLNESS. THAT JOURNEY IS REMEMBERED AS THE TRAIL OF TEARS.

13 Alabama Indian Tribes Cherokee Creek Choctaw Chickasaw Kentucky Indian Tribes Cherokee Delaware Iroquois Shawnee Mississippi Indian Tribes Natchez Chickasaw Choctaw Tennessee Indian Tribes Mound Builders Cherokee Chickasaw Chickamauga

Trail of Tears The Indian removal act forced Native Americans off their land. Thousands died and lost everything.

2 nd Great Awakening Early 19 th century (1800s) movement to revive Americans’ commitment to religion. Anti-slavery movement.

Women’s Movement Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized the Seneca Falls Convention which began the Women’s movement. Seneca Falls Declaration said “all men and women are created equal.” What other document uses similar wording?

Abolitionist Movement Movement called for immediate end to Slavery. Leaders wanted emancipation (to free) for the slaves. Fredrick Douglas an escaped slave helped lead the movement.