c. Why were the free states gaining faster than the slave states?
d. Explain the Missouri Compromise. How did the Compromise postpone the conflict over slavery?
§ 280.--a. Why was Florida a danger to the United States?
b. What people in the United States would welcome the purchase of Florida?
c. What does this section show you as to Jackson's character?
§ 281.--a. Why was the Holy Alliance formed? What did the allies propose as to America?
b. How was this proposal regarded by Americans? Why?
c. How was it regarded by Englishmen? Why?
§§ 282, 283.--a. Explain carefully the four points of Monroe's message.
b. Were these ideas new? What is an "unfriendly act"?