3. The Missouri Compromise

4. 1.Missouri wanted to join the Union as a slave state

5. The Missouri Compromise 1.Missouri wanted to join the Union as a slave state 2.Northerners feared the addition of Missouri as it would tip the balance of power in the Senate in favor of the South 1.Missouri wanted to join the Union as a slave state 2.Northerners feared the addition of Missouri as it would tip the balance of power in the Senate in favor of the South

6. The Missouri Compromise

7. 1.Created by Henry Clay

8. The Missouri Compromise 1.Created by Henry Clay 2.Missouri would enter the Union as a slave state 1.Created by Henry Clay 2.Missouri would enter the Union as a slave state

9. The Missouri Compromise 1.Created by Henry Clay 2.Missouri would enter the Union as a slave state 3.Maine would enter the Union as a free state 1.Created by Henry Clay 2.Missouri would enter the Union as a slave state 3.Maine would enter the Union as a free state

10. The Missouri Compromise 1.Created by Henry Clay 2.Missouri would enter the Union as a slave state 3.Maine would enter the Union as a free state 4.Slavery would be prohibited in any new territories or states formed north of 36°30´ latitude 1.Created by Henry Clay 2.Missouri would enter the Union as a slave state 3.Maine would enter the Union as a free state 4.Slavery would be prohibited in any new territories or states formed north of 36°30´ latitude

12. The American System

13. 1.Created by Henry Clay

14. The American System 1.Created by Henry Clay 2.Wanted a federal tariff on foreign goods. 1.Created by Henry Clay 2.Wanted a federal tariff on foreign goods.

15. The American System 1.Created by Henry Clay 2.Wanted a federal tariff on foreign goods. 3.The tax money would be used to improve roads and canals which would connect regions of the country and make trade easier 1.Created by Henry Clay 2.Wanted a federal tariff on foreign goods. 3.The tax money would be used to improve roads and canals which would connect regions of the country and make trade easier

16. Roads and Canals

17. 1.Cumberland Road was the first road built by the federal government

18. Roads and Canals 1.Cumberland Road was the first road built by the federal government 2.Water transportation was quicker, easier, and cheaper 1.Cumberland Road was the first road built by the federal government 2.Water transportation was quicker, easier, and cheaper

19. Roads and Canals 1.Cumberland Road was the first road built by the federal government 2.Water transportation was quicker, easier, and cheaper 3.Canals allowed Americans to travel by water in the direction that was most beneficial 1.Cumberland Road was the first road built by the federal government 2.Water transportation was quicker, easier, and cheaper 3.Canals allowed Americans to travel by water in the direction that was most beneficial

20. The Erie Canal

21. 1.Runs from Albany to Buffalo, New York

22. The Erie Canal 1.Runs from Albany to Buffalo, New York 2.The success of the Erie Canal helped start a canal- building boom; especially in the North 1.Runs from Albany to Buffalo, New York 2.The success of the Erie Canal helped start a canal- building boom; especially in the North

23. Election of 1824

24. 1.Candidates: John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson

25. Election of 1824 1.Candidates: John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson 2.Neither had enough electoral votes to win 1.Candidates: John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson 2.Neither had enough electoral votes to win

26. Election of 1824 1.Candidates: John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson 2.Neither had enough electoral votes to win 3.Speaker of the House Henry Clay influenced the vote by backing Adams 1.Candidates: John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson 2.Neither had enough electoral votes to win 3.Speaker of the House Henry Clay influenced the vote by backing Adams

27. Election of 1824

28. 1.The House chose Quincy Adams as president

29. Election of 1824 1.The House chose Quincy Adams as president 2.Accusations of a “corrupt bargain” between Quincy Adams and Clay weakened President Adams’s congressional and public support 1.The House chose Quincy Adams as president 2.Accusations of a “corrupt bargain” between Quincy Adams and Clay weakened President Adams’s congressional and public support