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...drew a line in the sand, North of which slavery was illegal.

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Did Henry Clay do the Missouri compromise?

Yes Henry Clay did the Missouri compromise.


How did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 reach its compromise?

How the Missouri Compromise of 1820 reached its compromise is that they realized that Main was neither of the two .It wasn't a slave state nor was it a free state so they decided that Maine should be a free state because of its environment with all the factories and that Missouri should be a slave state because of its large plantations.


What was Thomas Jefferson's opinion of the Missouri Compromise and why did he hold that opinion?

Thomas Jefferson did not like the Missouri Compromise very much and he feared that it would lead to the destruction of the Union. He held this opinion, because the Missouri Compromise was trying to imprint more slavery and was also trying to balance it. This would obviously lead to a bad end.


Which compromise would protect slavery south of the Missouri Compromise line?

The Missouri Compromise itself (1820). Also the very last compromise attempted before the outbreak of war (Crittenden) proposed that the Missouri Line could be re-established and extended all the way to the Pacific. It was this compromise that Lincoln rejected, because it could have allowed some extension of slavery.


Why did the Northerners protest Douglas plan to repealed The Missouri Compromise?

Northerners protest Douglas's plan to repeal the Missouri Compromise because they wanted slavery to stop and the leaders of the south rejected the plan, they spit upon every plan to the compromise.

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Why did Dredi Scott say that the Missouri Compromise was not Constitutional?

because it ended the missouri compromise


Which state was added to the union as a slave state because of The Missouri Compromise?

Missouri


Was there slavery in the northwest?

no because after the Missouri compromise it was prohibited to have slaves north of Missouri


Why did the northerners protest Douglas's plan to repeal The Missouri Compromise?

The northerners protests DouglasÕs plan to repeal the Missouri Compromise because it would have made slavery legal in the northern territories. The Missouri Compromise had outlawed slavery in territories and new states above the Missouri Compromise line.


What state was admitted with Arkansas as a state because of the Missouri Compromise?

The question itself is wrong. The Missouri Compromise made Missouri and Maine states. Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.


Did Henry Clay do the Missouri compromise?

Yes Henry Clay did the Missouri compromise.


Why did The Missouri Compromise need to be replaced?

because something broke it


How did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 reach its compromise?

How the Missouri Compromise of 1820 reached its compromise is that they realized that Main was neither of the two .It wasn't a slave state nor was it a free state so they decided that Maine should be a free state because of its environment with all the factories and that Missouri should be a slave state because of its large plantations.


What was Thomas Jefferson's opinion of the Missouri Compromise and why did he hold that opinion?

Thomas Jefferson did not like the Missouri Compromise very much and he feared that it would lead to the destruction of the Union. He held this opinion, because the Missouri Compromise was trying to imprint more slavery and was also trying to balance it. This would obviously lead to a bad end.


What state was admitted because Missouri was admitted?

Maine. Missouri as a slave state, Maine as a free state. Part of the Missouri compromise.


What are the advantages and disadvantages of The Missouri Compromise?

An advantage to the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was that slavery would not be permitted in the territory that is now the state of Missouri. A disadvantage to the Missouri Compromise was that people who believed in slavery in the South could not move north to gain more land and keep their slaves.


Which compromise would protect slavery south of the Missouri Compromise line?

The Missouri Compromise itself (1820). Also the very last compromise attempted before the outbreak of war (Crittenden) proposed that the Missouri Line could be re-established and extended all the way to the Pacific. It was this compromise that Lincoln rejected, because it could have allowed some extension of slavery.