Unit 8 Flashcards
Which of the original thirteen colonies and states allowed slavery at some point?
All of them
Which states outlawed slavery before 1820?
The seven northernmost states
What did Congress do to keep a balance of slave and free states in the Senate?
They created a practice of maintaining a numerical balance between slave and free states by admitting a slave state and a free state at the same time
Which three states applied for admission in 1819?
Alabama, Missouri, and Maine
Which section of the country grew most in population in the early 1800s?
The North
What two factors made Missouri’s petition for admission into the Union problematic?
What to do about slavery in the Louisiana Territory and Congressman James Talmadge wanting a gradual abolition of slavery in Missouri as a condition for its admission
Who led the effort to reach a compromise on the Missouri question?
Congress under the leadership of Henry Clay
Where did the Missouri Compromise ban slavery?
In the Louisiana Territory north of the 36o30’ latitude line, except for Missouri itself
Which founding father was concerned about the Missouri Compromise because it introduced slavery as an issue of national policy?
Thomas Jefferson
What are the first five American Presidents in order?
George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe
What characterized American foreign policy in its early history?
They were cautious and maintained neutrality between other countries
What was America’s main interest in its international relations?
Building trade relations with other countries
What agreement was reached with Spain regarding Florida and the southwest?
That the U.S. was given all of Florida and also settled the western border of the Louisiana Territory, while the U.S. gave up its claims to part of Texas along the Gulf Coast
What were two main elements of the Monroe Doctrine?
First, European nations should not consider any areas of the western hemisphere as subject to future colonization, and second, the U.S. would not interfere with any existing European colonies in the hemisphere and would not become involved in European wars
What was the real power of enforcement at the time around the Monroe Doctrine?
The British
