THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
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Question
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Moving would give slaves a chance to run away
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There would not be enough slaves for everyone in the nation
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By expanding, the balance of slave states and free states is thrown off
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It was hard to keep track of your slaves while moving westward
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Detailed explanation-1: -In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
Detailed explanation-2: -One of the primary reasons for the reinvigoration of slavery was the invention and rapid widespread adoption of the cotton gin. This machine allowed Southern planters to grow a variety of cotton-short staple cotton-that was especially well suited to the climate of the Deep South.
Detailed explanation-3: -The westward expansion of slavery was one of the most dynamic economic and social processes going on in this country. The westward expansion carried slavery down into the Southwest, into Mississippi, Alabama, crossing the Mississippi River into Louisiana. Finally, by the 1840’s, it was pouring into Texas.
Detailed explanation-4: -The fact that slavery was morally wrong could not be ignored anymore, and the tensions between the North and the South continued to increase. Slavery did indeed increase sectionalism. It made such a huge difference between the two parts of the country that it could not be ignored.