The making of America: Missouri purchase. Flashcards
in 1803 what did the Louisiana purchase lead to?
growing arguments between the north and south over the issue of allowing slavery as more territories became sates.
what happened to power every time there was a new state?
was tipped- each state got to send 2 new people to senate.
what could be done to stop the power tipping in favour of one side and what did that mean politically?
an equal number of senators from free states and slave states. neither side had an advantage for passing laws eg: slavery.
by 1820 what was there between states?
delicate balance of 11 free states and 11 slave states.
what disturbed the peace between the states?
missouri applied for statehood.
how could missouri be described?
a territory that was pro slavery.
who created the missouri compromise and when?
henry clay.
1820.
was missouri allowed to become a state and why?
yes because maine a free state was also joined.
where was the line that showed the M.C and what did it mean for those states?
36,30.
states added to the north of the line would be free states whilst those south f the line would be slave states.
what did having the balance of states and the M.C line mean when joining the union and becoming a state?
if a territory in the north wanted to become a state then a territory from the south would also have to become a states to keep the balance.
slave revolts: who lead the revolt, where did it happen, what date and what did the revolt consist of?
charles deslondes. januray 1811. deep south- marched through plantations. attacking whites and encouraged others to join.
slave revolts: what happened after the revolt, within what time frame and what happened to the rebels?
2 days, local armed forces pinned freedom fighters down, rebels were either arrested or killed.
slave revolts: what happened to charles desiondes and what happened to some of the other slaves who was daring to challenge the system?
hands cut off, shot and burned. 25 other enslaved people had their heads placed on sticks a long the river bank as a warning to others.
slave revolts: what was the north convinced to believe after the revolt but what were the racist views that were believed by the north and south alike?
if they relied on violence to control them then the system is outdated.
scared what happened if they were free if they could do this under a lot of control.
dependency on slaves: how did the south benefit (economically) from slavery?
sold them, free labour.
run auction house, overseer of plantations.
dependency on slaves: how did the north benefit (economically) from slavery?
can use cotton from plantations for clothes. have banks give out loans with added interest.
dependency on slaves: which politicians were pro-slavery and why?
between 1829-1837 southerner president andrew jackson (supported slavery) and used his power to allow banks to lend larger sums to cotton investors and ordinary people.
rising abolitionists pressure: what groups were there and how did they increase tensions?
slavery was wrong and should be ended peacefully.
no deep objection but disliked interference of south- passed law saying full jury not just judge to decide whether black person in the north is a runaway slave or not.
free slaves and send them back to africa- racist fear, north colonization society send freed slaves to africa.
stir up violent slave revolts in south- abolitionist- david walker- pamphlet caused slaves to rise up, turned up on plantations 1830 and anyone found with a copy put to death.
