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THE COMPROMISE AND THE DOCTRINE
MISSOURI AND MONROE
MISSOURI AND MONROE
ERA OF GOOD FEELINGSERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
•Little Political Conflict•Democratic-Republicans controlled Govt.
•However,• Sectionalism – Regional loyalty •West, South, New England
SECTIONALISM
•West•Henry Clay
SECTIONALISMSECTIONALISM
•South•John C. Calhoun
SECTIONALISMSECTIONALISM
•New England•Daniel Webster
ELECTION OF 1816ELECTION OF 1816•Madison’s successor?• James Monroe•Position?• Secretary of State• Virginian
MONROE AS PRES.MONROE AS PRES.•2 Terms•1816 & 1820•Won Easily•Little Political Conflict•Federalists - on their way out
DOMESTIC PLANSDOMESTIC PLANS• The American System• Supported by the
Democratic-Republicans• Plan to build roads,
railroads, canals, etc. to “knit” the country together economically
• Paid for by high tariffs (protect manufacturing) and the sale of Federal lands
• Not universally popular
DOMESTIC PROBS.DOMESTIC PROBS.
•One main area of conflict - Sectionalism• Slavery• Missouri applies for statehood• Slave State• Balance of Power
BALANCE OF POWERBALANCE OF POWER
• South• Controlled
Presidency, tied in the Senate
•North• Controlled House of
Rep., tied in the Senate
MISSOURIMISSOURI
• Issues surrounding Missouri’s admission:• Who gets to decide if a territory
comes into the Union as a Free State or Slave State? • Can Congress prohibit slavery in
the Western Territories?• North: Yes• South: No
COMPROMISECOMPROMISE• Author?• Henry Clay• Maine enters as a
free state (1820)• Missouri enters as
a slave state (1821)• Balance is
preserved
MaineMaine
MissouriMissouri
COMPROMISECOMPROMISE• Prohibited
slavery in parts of the West• North of 36
degrees 30 minutes north latitude
• Battle lines are drawn for future conflict
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
MONROE DOCTRINE
REVOLUTION• Central and South America• Simón Bolívar• Led Independence
movements in South America• Popular with
Americans• Not with Europe
REACTION• England approaches
us• Work together to
keep other nations out of Central and South America
• J.Q. Adams didn’t like idea• Secretary of State• Wanted US to control
S. America alone• Wrote the Monroe
Doctrine
MONROE DOCTRINE•State of the Union Address (1823)•4 Parts• No new Colonies in America• Existing colonies are OK
MONROE DOCTRINE• No US
involvement in European affairs• US to consider
new colonies a threat to our peace and safety
•War?
MONROE DOCTRINE• Still in force
today?• Yes• Panama - Twice at
least• Columbia• Cuba
• OurOur Back Yard! Stay Out!
ELECTION OF 1824• Candidates• J.Q. Adams -
New England• Crawford -
South• Calhoun – South• Backed out
later
• Clay - West• Jackson - West
RESULTS• Electoral College• Adams - 84• Clay - 37• Crawford - 41• Jackson - 99
NO!
??
ELECTION•Nobody had majority•House of Rep. decides•Clay urges supporters to vote for Adams•Adams wins
PRES. ADAMS
PRESIDENT ADAMS •Secretary of State•Henry Clay• Jackson’s camp• “Corrupt Bargain”•Why?
PRES. ADAMS• Far better as Sec of State than as Pres.• Jackson and others were critical• Loses much support by 1828• Runs for re-election anyway
•Next Slide – Election of 1828 Sound Clip
ELECTION OF 1828
•Adams Vs. Jackson•Mud Slinging•Adams - Rich, snob, gambler, etc.• Jackson - Adulterer, murderer, uncouth pig
ANTI-JACKSON PAMPHLET
RESULTSElectoral College• Jackson - 178Adams - 83Jackson Wins!!!