Sectionalism & Nationalism

What was the Missouri Compromise?

• The plan to allow Missouri to be a slave state and Maine to become a free state

• a plan to improve the nation through a system of roads and canals

• an agreement in which both the Federalist Party and the Democratic-Republicans supported James Monroe for president

• an agreement between the nation's regions on a national bank

Why did the question of admitting Missouri to the Union divide the country?

• It was too big of an area.

• It would tip the balance of power in Congress between Free States and Slave States.

• There were not enough people in the Missouri Territory.

• Nobody liked Missouri because well… Missouri.

Why was the Missouri Compromise so important to the nation?

• It ended sectionalism and brought a period of national unity to the nation.

• It maintained the balance of power between free states and slave states.

• It ended slavery throughout the United States.

• all of the above

What was included in the American System that would make the United States self-sufficient?

• Establish a protective tariff

• Reestablish the National Bank

• Improve the country’s transportation system

• All of the answers were included in the American System

What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

• Try to start a war with Great Britain

• Kick out the Spanish from Florida

• To stop European powers from establishing new colonies in the Americas

• Setup the borders with both Canada and Mexico

Match the picture with the correct Vocabulary Word.

• Monroe Doctrine

• Missouri Compromise

• Nationalism

• Sectionalism

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• Monroe Doctrine

• Missouri Compromise

• Nationalism

• Sectionalism

Match the picture with the correct Vocabulary Word.

• Missouri Compromise

• Monroe Doctrine

• Nationalism

• Sectionalism