Antebellum Era Dbq

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During the Antebellum Era (1820-1860), the United States were experiencing major events that would significant shape its future. After the War of 1812, nationalism was growing stronger, marked by The Era of Good Feelings, however with the arrival of the Missouri Compromise (1820), many American’s nationalistic belief began to waver due to the nation’s rapid growth and constant quest for expansion. Due to this quest of expansion, came the question on the allowance of slavery in new federal territory causing sectional tensions to slowly make an appearance which resulted in regional rather than federal loyalty. Compromises were crafted to stifle the rising sectional tension. Overtime, the use of compromise would no longer be a suitable solution