Apples of Discord 1844-Apples of Discord 1844-18541854

Pat Points…Pat Points…

The US will conquer Mexico, but it will be as The US will conquer Mexico, but it will be as the man (who) swallows arsenic…Mexico will the man (who) swallows arsenic…Mexico will poison us.poison us. Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson

Standards & Essential QuestionStandards & Essential Question

SSUSH 8 The student will explain the SSUSH 8 The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south relationship between growing north-south divisions and western expansion: c: Describe divisions and western expansion: c: Describe the nullification crisis and the emergence of the nullification crisis and the emergence of states rights ideology, include the role of John states rights ideology, include the role of John C. Calhoun & development of sectionalism & C. Calhoun & development of sectionalism & e: explain the compromise of 1850e: explain the compromise of 1850

Question: What does “Question: What does “domestic institution of domestic institution of the state” refer to? Why did the Missouri the state” refer to? Why did the Missouri compromise fail?compromise fail?

The 1848 Presidential The 1848 Presidential Election ResultsElection Results

The 1848 Presidential The 1848 Presidential Election ResultsElection Results

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Taylor’s AdministrationTaylor’s Administration

CaliforniaCalifornia

New MexicoNew Mexico

The Great CompromiserThe Great Compromiser

Clay’s Omnibus BillClay’s Omnibus Bill

FailureFailure

Daniel WebsterDaniel Webster

“ “Fire-eaters & John C. Calhoun”Fire-eaters & John C. Calhoun”

CompromiseCompromise

The death of TaylorThe death of Taylor

Millard Fillmore as PresidentMillard Fillmore as President

The Compromise of 1850The Compromise of 1850

Stephen DouglasStephen Douglas

Six componentsSix components

End of an eraEnd of an era

Fire-eaters & AbolitionistsFire-eaters & Abolitionists

Northern democratsNorthern democrats

Election of 1852Election of 1852

Franklin PierceFranklin Pierce

President Franklin PiercePresident Franklin Pierce

Jefferson DavisJefferson Davis

Transcontinental RailroadTranscontinental Railroad

James GadsdenJames Gadsden

Determining a routeDetermining a route

Territorial Growth to 1853Territorial Growth to 1853Territorial Growth to 1853Territorial Growth to 1853

Stephen DouglasStephen Douglas

Kansas-Nebraska territoryKansas-Nebraska territory

““popular-sovereignty”popular-sovereignty”

Kansas-Nebraska ActKansas-Nebraska Act

WhigsWhigs

The New Republican PartyThe New Republican Party

Anti- Kansas-NebraskaAnti- Kansas-Nebraska

Transcontinental RR-Central routeTranscontinental RR-Central route

Homestead ActHomestead Act

High protective tariffHigh protective tariff

Liberal immigration policyLiberal immigration policy