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It admitted Maine, the northern region of what was then Massachusetts, into the Union as a separate (free) state.
The reason this was done was to balance the number of "slave states" and "free states." This only occurred as a result of a compromise involving slavery in Missouri, and in the federal territories of the American west.
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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?
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 decided the legality if slavery in the new states of Missouri and?
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state. To keep the balance of slave and free states even, part of Massachusetts was divided on its northern border to create Maine. This was a free state.
Was Maine one of the 13 original colonies?
No. Maine was originally part of Massachusetts. It was not it's own state until the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
What statesmen was the most instrumental in The Missouri Compromise?
Thomas Jefferson started the Missouri Compromise
How did the Missouri Compromise affect slavery in the US?
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How did the Missouri affect Massachusetts?
Massachusetts was split into two free sates.
How did the Missouri comprimise affect Massachusetts?
missouri was split into two free states
How did the Missouri Compromise effect Massachusetts?
It admitted Maine, the northern region of what was then Massachusetts, into the Union as a separate (free) state. The reason this was done was to balance the number of "slave states" and "free states." This only occurred as a result of a compromise involving slavery in Missouri, and in the federal territories of the American west.
How did The Missouri Compromise affect massachutes?
By the early 1800's the issue of slavery was beginning to head towards civil war that would eventuality break out in 1860. Politicians from both the North and South tried to ease the tensions by maintaining a equilibrium of political power between them. By 1820 this equilibrium threatened to fall apart over Missouri's application to statehood as a slave state which would have given slave states control of the US senate. A compromise was found (i.e. the Missouri compromise) that admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state so the balance of power in the senate was maintained. This effected Massachusetts because Maine prior to 1820 was a part of Massachusetts and in order for the compromise to go forward Massachusetts had to give up sovereignty over Maine.
Henry clay's compromise became known as what?
The Missouri Compromise The Compromise of 1850 The Kansas-Nebraska Act.
What US state was once a part of Massachusetts?
In 1820, a portion of Massachusetts became the state of Maine. This was part of the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which allowed Missouri to enter the US as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
Did Missouri do The Missouri Compromise?
The Missouri Compromise was put forth by Senator Henry Clay in an attempt to prevent the addition of the new territory of Missouri, as a slave slate, from tipping the balance of power in Congress to Southern States. Since Missouri was not an official state until this compromise's passing, the state's people had no representation in Congress or ability to affect this bill.
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
What two states became states as the result of the Compromise of 1820?
Missouri (slave) and Maine, as a seceded part of Massachusetts (free)
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
