The Uneasy Missouri Compromise
How many compromises did the Missouri Compromise originally consist of?
Three
Who was angry over the Tallmadge Amendment?
The Southerners
How many states joined the thirteen original between 1791 to 1819?
Nine
From where was slavery prohibited in the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase?
north of the line of 36° and 30’
When was the Tallmadge Amendment proposed? and by who?
February 13, 1819, and James Tallmadge.
Who crushed the Indians during the war of 1812?
General Harrison and Jackson
How many states did each side (North and South) consist of?
12 states each
What was the south worried about?
The political and economic power of the Tallmadge Amendment.
What were the four other lures for settlers? Besides cheap land.
Economic Distress, Freedom, Transportation, The first steamboat
How long did the Missouri Compromise eventually last?
34 years
What did the South need to do in order to keep power in the Senate?
Keep the balance between Slave and Free states
What was the huge highway that ran from Illinois to Maryland named?
Cumberland road
Why should have Monroe been dimmed in hopes of getting another term?
because of the events of the Panic of 1819 and the Missouri Compromise
What is the Tallmadge Amendment?
A bill for Missouri to be admitted to be a free state.
What turned heads to the west?
Economic Depression