TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Slavery in an Expanding Nation CHAPTER 2 A Heated Debate CHAPTER 3 Drawing a Line CHAPTER 4 A Short-Lived Solution VOICES FROM THE PAST Frederick Douglass Focus on Slavery and the Missouri Compromise Glossary To Learn More Index
CHAPTER 1 SLAVERY IN AN EXPANDING NATION The The United States grew quickly in the early 1800s People moved steadily west In 1803 the United States bought land from France This deal was called the Louisiana Purchase It doubled the size of the United States The new land stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains Officials finalized the transfer of the Louisiana Purchase land in December 1803 5
