Date: September 23, 2001                Group Members: John Doe

1. In a short paragraph, state the nature of the social problem that your group plans to study.
   Include the time period

Sectional conflicts between the North and the South over the expansion of slavery existed in the nineteenth century. A civil war could result if the equal number of pro-slavery and anti-slavery states were to change. In 1818 the Missouri Territory applied for admission as a state. The Missouri Territory permitted slavery and its admission into the Union would tilt the balance towards pro-slavery states.

 

2. List at least three undesirable social conditions that resulted from this problem:

1. Increased tension in Congress between the North and the South.

2. Conflict in Missouri between pro- and anti-slave forces.

3. Uncertainty concerning future territories that may become states.

 

3. List some of the themes or concepts that relate to your social problem:
   

Conflict

Interdependence

Identity

 

4. Write a short phrase that summarizes the social problem and its time period
   

An increase in sectional conflicts resulting from Missouri's admission to the Union.