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It concerned the huge territory of Louisiana, acquired by the USA from France.
To decide which of the new states could practise slavery, Congress drew a 'line in the sand', along the parallel that marked the Southern border of Missouri.
Anywhere North of that line, slavery would be illegal.
The two sides were equally dissatisfied with the Compromise, but 'equal' is the clue to why it managed to balance the situation, and keep the peace for thirty years.
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What else did The Missouri Compromise call for?
See in the book
What event in the early ninetenth century led to the creationi of the Missouri territory and later to the state of Missouri?
The Louisiana Purchase
What event triggered the debates that resulted in the compromise of 1850?
The acquisition of huge territories from Mexico, including California, which was too big to fit the terms of the Missouri Compromise.
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?
What event did Henry clay find a solution for?
The missouri compromise
What else did The Missouri Compromise call for?
See in the book
What event in the early ninetenth century led to the creationi of the Missouri territory and later to the state of Missouri?
The Louisiana Purchase
Henry clay's compromise became known as what?
The Missouri Compromise The Compromise of 1850 The Kansas-Nebraska Act.
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 event triggered the debates that resulted in the compromise of 1850?
The acquisition of huge territories from Mexico, including California, which was too big to fit the terms of the Missouri Compromise.
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?
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
Were did the Missouri compromise happen?
missouri missouri
