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2. #4Label Missouri Compromise (1820); #5 Map of Missouri Compromise #6 Practice Quiz #7 Quiz/Notes on Missouri Compromise #8 HA! Reading on Texas Questions

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Current Events The Fiscal Cliff.The US government still must make compromises.What is the Fiscal CliffThe US had too much DEBT (we spent more money then we had)Congress needed to decide how to spend less money CHOICESA. INCREASE TAXESB. REDUCE SPENDING MONEY ON GOV. PROGRAMS(Sequestering) Why cant we get alongUS Government had to COMPROMISE

President Obama wants to raise taxes on families making more than 250,000 dollars

BUT critics think that raising taxes will hurt the US economyIF NO COMPROMISE Across the board cuts in ALL government programs (Defense Spending Unemployment benefits)

90% of all Americans would have seen their taxes increase

5Compromised Reached Kind ofCongress agreed to increase taxes for families that make over 450,000BUT NO spending cuts Still need to decide on the debt ceiling U.S has reached the limit of 16.7 trillion

President Obama has said he wont negotiate Republican wiling to raise ceiling if tried to spending cuts 6Opener1. Copy Down Homework

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PART 21. Destiny In class notes 1/2/132. Analyzing a Painting (American Progress By: John Ghast)3. HW reading on Manifest Destiny4. Background Reading Missouri Comp5. Map of the Missouri Compromise6. Reading Quiz on Manifest Destiny7. Quiz/Notes on Missouri Compromise8. Questions/Notes on The American Experience in Texas (p. 205-207)9. Primary Source Reading : Jose Maria SanchezSectionalism Loyalty to the interests of ones region (section) of the country rather than nationwide interests Brainstorm and WRITE on your notes what the country might be divided over in the early 1800s

Slave states include Maryland and Delaware.. 9Main Issue of DivisionSLAVERYMore of a Political and Economic rather than MORAL

Political DivisionsNorth Strong NATIONAL government (generally)Hold on to population majority (House of Representatives)

South STATES rights right to choose their own laws concerning slavery Wanted greater representation new territories new slave states more control in Congress -3/5ths compromise dictated number of political representation, slavery outlawed internationally but still traded domestically 11Economic Divisions North Economy based factories, building roads and cities Needed more money to support cities and transportation Railroads, steamboats. South Economy based on cash crops (COTTON)Needed more land for more CottonTariffs protected Northern business from being run out by cheap British cotton 12How this becomes more complicated

SPIRT OF MANIFEST DESTINY. AND.. TEJAS(TEXAS)FAMILY FEUDTEJAS STYLE.

DIRECTIONSIn teams of four read over both the background information and the JOSE MARIA SANCHEZs account

DECIDE THE TOP 4 REASONS MEXICAN might have looked down upon OR worry about there presenceAMERICAN SETTLERS

Prizes will be given out on THURSDAY

TOP 4 ANSWERS are on the board(Record these answers (but only award pt. value if your team found it.)

#1 Use Slaves to farm 35 pts#2 They are drunks 20 pts#3 Out number the Mexicans AND TAKE OVER REGION .30 pts#4 Lazy and do not develop/cultivate the land 15 pts.