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To achieve some sort of balance between slave-states and free soil in the admission of new territories into the USA.
The Southern border of Missouri was taken as the parallel - anywhere North of that line, slavery was illegal.
This worked reasonably well, until the Mexican war, when vast new territories like California made it unworkable.
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What major role did Henry clay play in 1820?
missouri compromise!
In 1820 Henry Clay played a major role as?
The Missouri compromise
Henry clay's compromise became known as what?
The Missouri Compromise The Compromise of 1850 The Kansas-Nebraska Act.
When was The Missouri Compromise passed?
March 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise was passed on March 3, 1820. It was a bill that temporarily resolved the first major political clash between slavery and anti slavery interests.
What is the correct chronological order of these eventsCompromise of 1850, Three-Fifths Compromise, Missouri Compromise,Emancipation Proclamation?
Three-Fifths Compromise, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Emancipation Proclamation
How can you make a sentence with Missouri Compromise?
The Missouri Compromise was done in 1820. The Missouri Compromise decided North and South Power.
The question about Missouri's admission to the Union and how it was solved was called the?
Missouri compromise
What compromise lead to the civil war?
the Missouri compromise, the 3/5 compromise, and the compromise of 1850 no it was thethe Missouri compromise, the 3/5 compromise, and the compromise of 1850
What was the time period of the Missouri compromise?
The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820.
What considedrations prompted the Missouri compromise and why did it fail?
why was the Missouri compromise written?
Were did the Missouri compromise happen?
missouri missouri
Henry Clays compromise became known as?
The Maine, Missouri, Clay's, or Henry's compromise
