chapter 5 lesson 4 Flashcards
This was a proposition of a resolution to prohibit slaveholders from bringing slaves into Missouri. This called for slave children to be freed at 25.
Tallmadge Amendment
Why did the Tallmadge Amendment fail?
No side agreed with it.
What was the Missouri Compromise?
Quick problem solver introduced by Henry Clay. It:
- let Maine enter as a free state
- let Missouri enter as a slave state
- banned slavery above 36’30 parallel
These were men that had support of leaders from their own state and region.
Favorite Sons
Who were the candidates in the 1824 election?
William Crawford, Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson
What was the “corrupt bargain?”
This was when Jackson’s supporters suspected candidate John Q. Adams of meeting with speaker of house Henry Clay behind closed doors. This suspicion came about because Clay was immediately appointed Sec. of State soon after.
What did John Q. Adams accomplish as president?
granting money for rivers and harbors and extending the National Road
Why couldn’t John Q. Adams do more with his presidency?
Jackson’s supporters dominated Congress and didn’t allow him to accomplish his goals.
This is when candidates criticize each others personalities and morals, usually in negative ways.
mudslinging
What “mud” was thrown in the 1828 election?
- Jackson supporters calling Adams a gambler because he owned a pool table and chess set
- Adams supporters calling Jackson an adulterer because he married someone soon after her divorce.
