Aim: What are the four areas of sectional conflict?
             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 Republican candidates, Jackson, Adams, Crawford, and Clay, spilt the vote along sectional lines. Because no candidate received a majority in the electoral college, the contest was thrown into the House of Representatives where Adams, with Clay's backing, was declared the winner.
             1. Favorite sons-presidential candidate supported by the delegates of the candidate's native state at a national political convention
             1. Tallmadge- proposed an amendment that would gradually abolish slavery in Missouri and forbid future importation of slaves into the state
             Amendment- passed the House on a strictly sectional vote
             Missouri Compromise- were admitted to union together, slavery would be forbidden north of the parallel 36 30
             Henry Clay- people who supported became known as National Republicans,
             3. The sectional conflicts the Missouri Compromise attempted to resolve was that it would gradually abolish slavery is Missouri and forbid future importation of slaves in to the state. Slavery would be forbidden north the parallel 36 30.
             4. Adams was accused of "corrupt bargain" with Clay because after Adams was elected he made Clay secretary of state in return for Clay'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 administrati
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