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Social Studies Lesson Summary
Missouri Compromise Monroe Doctrine
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Another Big Compromise…
Goals: Understand the pattern of states joining the country Understand the debate over Missouri Understand the Missouri Compromise Understand how the US got Florida
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History of states joining US
In 1800 there were 8 free and 8 slave states 1803- Ohio Free (9-8 Free) 1812- Louisiana- Slave (9-9 =) 1816- Indiana- Free (10-9 Free) 1817- Mississippi- Slave (10-10 =) 1818- Illinois- Free (11-10 Free) 1819- Alabama- Slave (11-11 =)
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Missouri Debate… 1820 Missouri has 60,000 people
They ask to join country as slave state Why would this create a problem?? Arguments in congress South threatens to secede
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Missouri Compromise (1820) Henry Clay
3 parts to the compromise Missouri will be slave state Maine will be free state Line at 36° 30’ dividing Louisiana Territory
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Florida Who owns? Problems created by…
Native Americans stealing/attacking Slaves running away to FL Monroe offers to buy from Spain for 5 million Spain agrees… why? US never pays
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Monroe Doctrine President Monroe’s foreign policy
US will “protect” new countries in western hemisphere from eastern hemisphere AKA- “You mess with them…you mess with us!” “Policemen” of the West… Why? Real Reason? US wants to trade with western hem. Countries Today?
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Missouri Compromise Review
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Monroe Doctrine Review
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Goals? Understand the pattern of states joining the country
Understand the debate over Missouri Understand the Missouri Compromise Understand how the US got Florida
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