PPT-Slavery, States’ Rights and Western Expansion

Chapter 6 Section 1 Slavery Divides the Union After the United States had gained independence from Great Britain the North and the South developed very differently The Norths economy concentrated on . Artemus Ward. Dept. of Political Science. Northern Illinois University. aeward@niu.edu. http://www.niu.edu/polisci/faculty/profiles/ward. /. Introduction. During the early years of the nation, abolitionists criticized the . How it all began:. The first Africans in America arrived in Jamestown, Virginia in 1619 as indentured servants. From 1619 to around1640, Africans were able to earn their freedom by working as artisans and labor workers for the European settlers.. Setting the Scene…. Year – 1820. President. – James Monroe. Thomas Jefferson . voices . . his opinion of slavery. . 11 free states. 11 slave states . How do we admit Missouri?. The Missouri Compromise. Foundational Questions. Question #1. What is slavery?. “Slavery is the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised.” . . Part Four. EOC. Chapter 4. Part Three . EOC . Chapter 4. Part Two . EOC . Chapter 4. Part One. 500. 400. 300. 200. 100. 500. 400. 300. 200. 100. 500. 400. 300. 200. 100. 500. 400. 300. 200. 100. Answer. The Road to the Missouri Compromise . Northwest territories - land acquired from the British after their defeat in the American Revolutionary War.. Northwest Ordinance of 1787 strictly forbade slavery in these territories.. Indian Affairs. International Expansion. Chapter . 17. Transcontinental railroad. Congress. Union Pacific. Central Pacific. Railroads. Transcontinental railroad. Workers. “Haste makes waste”. Promontory Point. Lesson 2: Expansion Leads to Imperialism. Essential Question. How has the concept of American expansion shaped foreign policy?. Key Vocabulary. Western Frontier: Frederick Jackson Turner’s Frontier Thesis. Section 1. Growing Tensions . O. ver Slavery. If. Then. Who Benefits?. The Wilmot Proviso. passes,. 1. slavery will be banned in all territory from the. Mexican-American War that becomes part of the. Explain . the impact of the Missouri Compromise on the admission of states from the Louisiana Territory. . b. Examine James K. Polk’s presidency in the fulfillment of Manifest Destiny including the Texas annexation and Oregon. . - Frederick Douglass. Frederick Douglass. “I expose slavery in this country, because to expose it is to kill it. Slavery is one of those monsters of darkness to whom the light of truth is death.” . LT1: Political Foundations. Belief in a written constitution (Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut). Legitimacy through written laws and the description of how self-government will work. all parts. of the question. The thesis must consist of one or more sentences located in one place, either in the introduction or the conclusion.. Thesis Examples. Manifest destiny and territorial expansion did more to divide the United States than unite the apparent unstable country during the time period of 1830-1860.. Lesson 5. History of African Slavery. Slavery has existed since antiquity. It became common in Africa after the Bantu migrations spread agriculture to all parts of the continent. History of African Slavery.