HIS 315K Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Jacksonian Democracy, Tallmadge Amendment, Atlantic Slave Trade
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Themes: expansion of democracy, causes of the civil war (slavery, development in religion & reform, westward expansion. First state within the louisiana territory to apply for statehood. Slavery should never be allowed to exist in missouri. Missouri should be treated as all states have been. Property rights for those who already owned slaves in missouri. Slavery had increased by 25% despite the end of the atlantic slave trade. Goal: balance of free and slave states. The missouri compromise, 1821 - henry clay. Slavery not allowed north of mo"s southern border. Each new state would write a constitution saying that white men could vote. Creation of the democratic party - second two-party system in the us. Not clear who the next obvious president would be. Northeast - john quincy adams (son of john adams) None had the majority of the electoral college. Chose john quincy adams - henry clay as secretary of state.
