Accordingly, the Missouri Compromise was created in which the state of Maine was shaped out of the Northern colonies of Massachusetts. ... This crisis emphasized the Southerners commitment to slavery and the North's resentment of the southern political power. ... The issue of Southern nullification and secession that followed this arose from the idea of tariffs. ...

• Word Count: 1474
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Indian colonies had been settled in western lands for years, and Jackson wished for said land to be his. ... He was from the South and knew southern economics but he also had to keep the rest of the countries needs in the mind. ... The Northern and Southern politics would be clashing through the Civil war, almost tearing America apart permanently. ...

• Word Count: 1017
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School