Transcript Slide 1

SSUSH8 The student will
explain the relationship
between growing north-south
divisions and westward
expansion.
c. Describe the Nullification Crisis and the
emergence of states’ rights ideology; include the
role of John C. Calhoun and development of
sectionalism.
d. Describe the war with Mexico and the Wilmot
Proviso.
e. Explain the Compromise of 1850.
Essential Question
• What was the Nullification Crisis and what role did it play in the rise of
“states rights” ideology? (pg. 230-232)
• What role did John C. Calhoun play in the development of sectionalism?
(pg. 230-232)
• Create a Flow Chart on Page 3
[Essential Question Goes Here]
Beginning / Causes
•Write you EQ @
the top of Page 3
•Your Flow Chart
should have 3 parts
•Beginning
•Middle
•End
•Use the Notes in the
next slides to fill-in
your chart
•On the back of
Page 3:
Middle / Crisis
Effects / Outcomes
•Define “Sectionalism”
•Explain Calhoun’s role
in growing
sectionalism
between the North &
South
Nullification Crisis
• In the early 1800s
South Carolina’s
economy began to
weaken in part due to
high government tariffs,
or taxes, on imports
• In 1828 Congress
passed another tariff,
which many called the
Tariff of Abominations
• South Carolina
threatened to secede
from the U.S. over the
high tariffs
Why would tariffs hurt Southern
states like South Carolina more
than Northern States?
Nullification Crisis
• Vice-President John C.
Calhoun, from South
Carolina, supported the
idea of nullification, or
the right of the states to
declare federal laws
null, or void
• He declared that states
had this power of
nullification because the
states had created the
federal government
Nullification Crisis
• In 1832, Congress passed yet another tariff
law
• In November 1832, South Carolina declared
the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 null, and
refused to pay the federal government’s
taxes on imports
Nullification Crisis
• President Andrew Jackson ordered a warship to
Charleston, viewing the nullification as a treasonous act
• To ease tensions, Congress passed a bill that gradually
lowered tariffs
• South Carolina repealed its nullification of tariffs and the
issue was temporarily solved
How was the Nullification Crisis
an example of sectionalism?
Bell Ringer
•
Benjamin Franklin was one of the leaders of the American Revolution. He was also a writer and publisher.
He used his printing press to share wise sayings that he hoped would help his readers. Some of these
sayings he wrote himself. Some he adapted from other sources.
•
Here are some of the sayings Franklin published. Read them carefully then say what virtues you think
Franklin admired; write each virtue down in order of each saying.
1. A lie stands on one leg, the truth on two
2. One today is worth two tomorrows
3. Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead
4. A quarrelsome man has no good neighbors
5. Up, sluggard, and waste not life; in the grave will be sleeping enough
6. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, & wise
7. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest
8. Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today
9. He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing
•
What do these sayings mean? Can you re-phrase them in your own words? Be ready with an answer…I’m
going to call on some people!
Page 4
•
•
Essential Question
Why was the War with Mexico fought?
(pg. 288-297)
What was the Wilmot Proviso & the Compromise
of 1850? (pg. 306-309)
[Essential Question Goes Here]
War With Mexico
Causes
Effects
•Create a C/E chart
of the War w/ Mexico
•Next create a section
for the Wilmot Proviso
& the Compromise of
1850
Wilmot Proviso
•Alternatively –
you may want to
describe the
Wilmot Proviso &
Compromise of
1850 on the BACK
of Page 4
•For both the Wilmot
Proviso & the
Compromise
of 1850 answer the
following:
•What?
•Who?
•Why?
Compromise of1850
•Answer based on
notes &/or Handouts
War With Mexico
• James Polk become
President in 1845, promising
to annex Texas, and Oregon.
• The U.S. annexes Texas,
causing a boundary dispute
with Mexico.
• Polk ordered the army into
the disputed area where
Mexican troops opened fire
on the Americans
• Polk then declared war on
Mexico, claiming they were
the aggressors
War With Mexico
• The American army is
ordered into Mexico, and
out to California
• Before the troops can
reach California, a group
of American settlers revolt
and take the area naming
it the Bear Flag Republic
• In 1847, the U.S. Army
enters Mexico City
causing the Mexicans to
surrender and ending the
war
War With Mexico
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the
war, giving the U.S. a vast amount of land
in the Southwest
• The U.S. now stretched
from the Atlantic to the
Pacific Ocean
Why would this treaty cause problems with the
Slavery issue?
Wilmot Proviso
• Proposed in 1846, that any territory gained
from Mexico would not be allowed to have
slaves
• The proposal upset Southerners, and
though it passed in the House, the Senate
refused to vote on it
• The Wilmot Proviso continued a northsouth sectionalism divided over the
slavery issue
Wilmot Proviso
• To counter the Wilmot Proviso and to ease
tension, a proposal was made to allow the
new territories to decide for themselves on
the slavery issue, an idea called popular
sovereignty
• California applied for statehood in 1849,
threatening to break the balance of free
and slave states
• Henry Clay proposed a resolution which
became known as the Compromise of
1850
Compromise of 1850
• Though the Compromise initially had little support, it was
passed, by dividing it into smaller bills, allowing Congress
to vote on each issue separately easing the tension, for
the time being, over slavery