In 1819, there was a large conflict over slavery. Missouri
territory wanted to be part of the union, but because it was part of the
Louisiana Purchase, slavery was allowed there. Representative James Tallmadge
proposed that Missouri enter the union if they added to the state constitution
that no more slaves would be brought in and slaves were set free at 25 years
old. The North and South had different viewpoints on slavery. Northwest
territories had already banned slavery so they were for this suggestion,
but the South say it as a threat of sectional balance between how many
free and slaves states there were. House of Representatives approved this but
the Senate did not and that showed how sectionalism was growing in
America. North already did not
like the 3/5th Compromise because they thought it favored the south
and if Missouri was added as a slave state it gave the South even more of an
unfair advantage. A lot of the US began to agree with the north’s believe and
things like the banning of slavery in the northwest territories, making slave
trade prohibited, and having the America Colonization Society sending back free
slaves to Africa started to take place. But unlike the North the South became
more dependent on slavery when the cotton gin was invented, and they
began to illegally bring in slaves. To deal with this the Missouri
Compromise of 1820 was made. Before it there were 22 states to the Union
and 11 would be free and 11 would be slaves. The disagreement about this was
that the North said congress had the right to prohibit slavery but the south
disagreed. Also, free states representatives were growing because of
immigration and job openings due to factories. Henry Clay proposed the Missouri
Compromise and it worked out because Maine was asking for statehood. So as an
agreement Maine would be a free state and Missouri would be a slave so there
were 12 free and 12 slaves. All the states above a certain point were free and
below were slaves, and this agreement worked for the North and South. Although
this made an agreement between the North and South it showed that sectionalism
was growing in America.
Source 1: This source shows sectionalism because it shows how the Missouri Compromise changed how slaves were counted in different states of American. America became divided when the north and south disagreed on slaves. The north agreed to eventually set slaves free but the south disagreed saying it was not an equal balance of slaves and free blacks. The image shows how the south states were for slaves. It also shows how the north was for free blacks. Due to this disagreement that the image portrays a compromise needed to be made.
ReplyDeleteSource 2: This source is showing the different sections of sectionalism. The north is an industrial society whereas the south is an agricultural one. The South also supported slavery. The north did not. People in the south had farms and continued growing cotton.
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ReplyDeleteThe country was divided among the people because of expansion, newly found freedoms, and curiousity. Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase that led to exploration and settlements west. Lacking state boundaries, the country was divided into regions with different government systems. They were all pulling away from each other but hoped that one day they could unify together seamlessly
Source 4: This source shows the different views each state had for the votes for the election of 1820 and 1824. The states had different viewpoint and how many people supported James Madison.The South wanted Madison more for his views, and the north was more split on their decision.
ReplyDeleteSource 5: Sectionalism in 1800s America refers to the different life styles, social structures, customs, and political values of the North, South and West. Sectionalism increased in the 1800s because the North started to become industrialized and urbanized, while the South concentrated on a more agriculture based lifestyle. The South depended on slaves to do physical labor on the plantations. This picture shows the division between the North, South, and West.
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