The War of 1812:
More Effects
The Missouri Compromise
I. In 1819, Missouri applies to become a state.
A. NY Congressman James Tallmadge proposes that, in order to
become a state, Missouri must promise to gradually emancipate (free) its
slaves.
B. The Tallmadge Amendment (in order for Missouri to become a
state, it must gradually free its slaves) passes in the House of
Representatives, but not in the Senate.
What does this tell you about people in the House of Representatives?
Why does this not pass in the Senate?
Therefore, what becomes VERY important to Southerners?
II. The Missouri Compromise
(introduced by Henry Clay, “The Great Compromiser”)
A. Missouri will be admitted as a slave state
B. Maine will be admitted as a free state
C. All future states north of 36 30 will be free, and all future states
south of 36 30 will be slave.
What is the significance of the Missouri Compromise?
sectionalism
**Since the 1793 invention of the cotton gin, cotton has become a VERY
important crop for the southern states. The more slaves a person has, the
more cotton he can produce.
“The Missouri question . . . is the most portentous one which ever yet
threatened our Union. In the gloomiest moment of the revolutionary war I
never had any apprehensions equal to what I feel from this source.”
--Thomas Jefferson
“We have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him or safely let him
go.”
--Thomas Jefferson
“. . . the present question is a mere preamble—a title page to a great, tragic
volume.”
-- John Quincy Adams
Identify the following on your map
1. Label each state, including Missouri and Maine
2. Label: Unorganized Territory, Spanish Territory, Oregon Territory,
Arkansas Territory, Florida Territory.
3. Color the map according to the key.