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The Rise of Sectionalism
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Henry Clay
He believed imported taxes and tariffs should be dependent on the region, and although he was a slaveholder, he disapproved of the system, and pushed for the settlement of the freed people in Africa. -
'The Great Compromiser'
Henry Clay was known as the Great Compromiser because he played a major role in forming the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which was when they wanted to balance out the power in congress between slave and free states, so they made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state. He also took place in the Tariff Compromise of 1833, which lowered tariffs, and then the Compromise of 1850, which amended the Fugitive Slave act, and abolished slave trade in Washington Dc. -
John Quincy Adams
Adams was a strong nationalist who believed the government should spend money freely. Adams also says yes to raised import taxes because he wanted trade to be harmed, so the factory workers in America would be supported, rather than having free labor. He contributed to sectionalism through high standards and expectations. -
The Tariff Question
During the War of 1812, Congress doubled all tariffs in order to keep money up for troops. But the tariff was not taken down after the war, and at first the South began to prosper from it. The Southerners made more income with the duties and tariffs on tobacco and cotton. The West was fairly divided on the subject, with the Northern portion being for it while profiting from hemp and the southern portion was less profitable and favored lower duties. -
New Act
This new act placed a tariff on British textiles. They were being sold at bargain prices, which convinced American workers that they would prosper only if foreign competition is stopped. -
Calhoun views
Henry Clay praised Calhoun's " enlarged philosophic views" and considered him " above all sectional and factional prejudices -
John Calhoun
Calhoun thought tariffs should not be high because high tariffs increased the cost of manufactured goods and harmed export trade. because that would require more federal revenue. John Calhoun said yes to have slavery being allowed in the new states in the west because slaveowners were moving into western regions and were entitled to keep their property. -
Martin Van Buren
Van Buren, The Red Fox, was clever and politics was a riddle for him. He contributed the idea that the cost of land shouldn't lower because surplus labor would drift off and labor costs in the east shouldn't increase. The eastern sections really sought to support New England, rather than the South. -
The Civil War
The Civil War started because the south had seceded, due to different beliefs and viewpoints on the issues of slavery. Although slavery had been abolished in the North and new states created after the Missouri Compromise, the slaves were necessary to the southern states representation and economy. Many in the south also believed that because slaveowners were moving west, they should be able to keep their "property". If there were more slave states, the North would not have power in Congress.
