Civil War

Aim: What are the four areas of sectional conflict? Summary Differing economic interests created sectional conflicts over four issues: public land policy, a protective tariff, internal improvements, and the spread of slavery. When Missouri petitioned to be admitted to the Union as a slave state, a major political crisis developed. In a compromise, Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state. Sectional interests also dominated the presidential election of 1824. Four …

…s influence on swinging votes in the House of Representatives. 5. Two reasons why Adam’s failure as President to implement his ideas and policies were that he didn’t replace critics of his administration in federal jobs with people loyal to him and strict code of propriety prevented him from answering opponents publicly. 6. I think he would become president because he wasn’t a good politician and he wasn’t sensitive to the public opinion.