US 1 Mon 5/2/2011 Civil War unit– Day 5 In 1819 Missouri applied for statehood as a slave state, but Northerners responded to the bill with the Tallmadge Amendment which proposed that Missouri be admitted as a free state. As a result, Congress was unable to decide if & how to admit Missouri as a state. DIRECTIONS: Based on what you learned last week (look at Thursday’s class notes), and on your brilliant creativity, write up a compromise to the dilemma above that will satisfy both Northerners & Southerners, and explain why you think it would satisfy both groups. (Keep in mind that both sides were concerned about maintaining the balance between free & slave states in Congress). What actually happened? THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE (1820) for the North for the South_____________________
Welcome message from author
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
US 1 Mon 5/2/2011 Civil War unit– Day 5
In 1819 Missouri applied for statehood as a slave state, but Northerners responded to the bill with the Tallmadge Amendment which proposed that Missouri be admitted as a free state. As a result, Congress was unable to decide if & how to admit Missouri as a state.
DIRECTIONS: Based on what you learned last week (look at Thursday’s class notes), and on your brilliant creativity, write up a compromise to the dilemma above that will satisfy both Northerners & Southerners, and explain why you think it would satisfy both groups. (Keep in mind that both sides were concerned about maintaining the balance between free & slave states in Congress).
What actually happened? THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE (1820)for the North for the South_____________________
US 1 Mon 5/2/2011 Civil War unit– Day 5
DIRECTIONS: For STEP 1, in your groups, read section 20.4 (pp. 277-278) in your books and fill out the graphic organizer. Then, for STEP 2, each group will create a compromise that satisfies northerners & southerners. Remember: Pay close attention to changes & old issues/circumstances that start to push the North & South apart.
Northern abolitionists were pleased/angered (circle one) because …
Southerners were pleased/angered (circle one) because …
POSSIBLE SUSPECTS(Changes &/or Old
Issues)
ISSUE 1: Abolitionists wanted to stop slavery in Washington D.C., but Congress refused to consider anti-slavery petitions.
ISSUE 2: Some northerners assisted fugitive slaves.
STEP 2: Our group’s compromisefor the North for the South_____________________
What actually happened?for the North for the South_____________________
STEP 1
ISSUE 3: The Wilmot Proviso stated slavery would not be allowed in the Mexican Cession.
Northerners tolerated/condemned (circle one) this practice because…
Southerners tolerated/condemned (circle one) this practice because…
ISSUE 4: California applied for admission as a free state.
Northerners favored/opposed (circle one) this amendment because …
Southerners favored/opposed (circle one) this amendment because …
Northerners favored/opposed (circle one) admitting California as a free state because …
Southerners favored/opposed (circle one) admitting California as a free state because …
Related Documents
