9.3 Lesson "Unity and Sectionalism"

Unity and Sectionalism

Chapter 9, Lesson 3

Relations with European Powers

The absence of major political divisions after the
War of 1812 helped forge a sense of national unity.
These years are known as . . .

The Era of Good Feelings

The Era of Good Feelings

“Do you know that European birds have not half the
melody of ours? Nor is their fruit half so sweet, nor
their flowers half so fragrant, nor their manners half
so pure, nor their people half so virtuous.”

Abigail Adams

In a letter to her sister

Many Americans realized
that the United States
needed peaceful relations
with the European powers
to grow and develop.

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James Madison after the War of 1812: The Era of Good Feelings

Match

Match the following

• forge

• humble

• stigma

• disgrace

• representatives

to make; to shape

lower in importance

a mark of disgrace

shame; dishonor

elected members to Congress

• to make; to shape

• lower in importance

• a mark of disgrace

• shame; dishonor

• elected members to Congress

Missouri Asks for Admission

The request by slave-holding Missouri to join the Union in
1819 caused an angry debate that worried many Americans.

By 1819 the Missouri Territory
included about 50,000 whites
and 10,000 slaves.

Many Missouri settlers had
brought enslaved African
Americans into the territory with
them.

When Missouri applied to
Congress for admission as a
state, its constitution allowed
slavery.

Missouri Asks for Admission

Senate

(equal)

House

Of Representatives

(proportional)

1819

Missouri applies for

statehood

The Senate in 1819:

11 Free States
11 Slave States

Missouri’s

admission as a

slave state would
upset the balance!

Multiple Choice

If Missouri was admitted into the Union, whose power would increase.

• small states

• large states

• free states

• slave states

The Missouri Debate

Thomas Jefferson

“a fire-bell in the night” that
“awakened and filled me with
terror.”

John Quincy Adams

“a mere preamble—a title-page
to a great tragic volume.”

The Missouri Compromise

Speaker of the House

Henry Clay

settlement of a dispute

Multiple Choice

The Missouri Compromise permanently maintained the balance of power in the Senate.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

What does the prefix "quad" mean?

• 2

• 4

• 8

• 10

The Monroe Doctrine

1823

❖

Declared that the American continents were
“not to be considered as subjects for future
colonization by any European powers.”

❖

Any foreign military expeditions sent to the
Western Hemisphere would be seen as a
threat to the United States.

❖

No European country should interfere in
United States affairs, at home or abroad.

The possibility of increased European involvement (Quadruple

Alliance) in North America led President Monroe to consider action.

The Monroe Doctrine

The president’s
proclamation, later
called the Monroe
Doctrine, was a bold act.
The United States might
not have been able to
back up its new policy if
challenged.

The Monroe Doctrine marked the beginning of a long-term American
policy of preventing other great powers from interfering in Latin
American political affairs. By keeping the European powers out of the
Americas, the Monroe Doctrine upheld George Washington’s policy of
avoiding entangling alliances in European power struggles.

9.3

Unity and Sectionalism

Use the previous slides or the pgs. 343 - 351 to help you answer the following questions.

Match

Match the following

• sectionalism

• internal improvements

• John Marshall

• Henry Clay

• Missouri's request to join the Union

loyalty to a region

building of roads, bridges, and canals

chief justice of Supreme Court

nicknamed “The Great Compromiser”

“a fire-bell in the night” that “awakened and filled me with terror.” 

• loyalty to a region

• building of roads, bridges, and canals

• chief justice of Supreme Court

• nicknamed “The Great Compromiser”

• “a fire-bell in the night” that “awakened and filled me with terror.” 

Multiple Choice

Why did the period of national harmony end?

• because of arguments over the flag

• because of arguments over war

• because of political parties

• because of regional differences (sectionalism)

Multiple Choice

How was the balance between the North and the South preserved in the Senate?

• by the Maine Compromise

• by the Missouri Compromise

• by the North-South Compromise

• by the Ohio Compromise

Multiple Choice

Which of the following called for a stop to European colonization of the Americas?

• Adams-Onís Treaty

• Convention of 1818

• Monroe Doctrine

• Rush-Bagot Treaty