Growing sectionalism was illustrated.
Check out this quote from Wikipedia on the Missouri Compromise (which, I'm assuming is what you need more information on): "Controversy over whether Missouri should be admitted as a slave state, resulted in the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which specified that Louisiana Purchase territory north of latitude 36° 30', which described Missouri's southern boundary, would be organized as free states and territory south of that line would be reserved for organization as slave states. As part of that compromise, the admission of Maine as a free state was secured to balance Missouri's admission as a slave state."
Whether the US knew about it before hand.
whether or not to become a free state
We're not sure as to whether the question is about the film or the short story collection by Ray Bradbury . Look to the related links below for more information regarding "The Illustrated Man" .
The Reformation happened because there was a controversy on whether the Christian church should have icons or not. It led to disputes whether or not people believed that the church was abusing their power over their followers.
whether new states should be admitted as slave or free states
There was an issue over whether Missouri would become a slave or free state. It also raised the question of other new states being introduced into the United States. A compromise was made to allow Missouri to be admitted as a slave state and Kansas to be admitted as a free state.
Check out this quote from Wikipedia on the Missouri Compromise (which, I'm assuming is what you need more information on): "Controversy over whether Missouri should be admitted as a slave state, resulted in the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which specified that Louisiana Purchase territory north of latitude 36° 30', which described Missouri's southern boundary, would be organized as free states and territory south of that line would be reserved for organization as slave states. As part of that compromise, the admission of Maine as a free state was secured to balance Missouri's admission as a slave state."
The name of this controversy is Nurture Vs Nature.
The controversy over the No Child Left Behind Act is related to whether it has worked or not
One controversial feature of Missouri's admission was that nearly all of the state was north of the line where slavery was supposed to be permitted by a previous agreement. Only a tiny portion ('the bootheel') was south of the slavery line, but the whole state would be admitted as a slave state. This upset northern anti-slavery advocates including Quakers, and encouraged southerners in favor of expanding slavery throughout all the western territories and states.
The Missouri Compromise occurred due to disagreement over whether territories admitted to the Union should be admitted as slave states or free states. Under the terms of the agreement, a line was drawn across all territories that were part of the Louisiana Territory at latitude 36 degrees 30 minutes North, and all territories north of that boundary line with the exception of Missouri were to be free of slavery. In order to balance the number of free and slave states with the admission of Missouri as a slave state, the northern portion of Massachusetts was separated to become the State of Maine.
Whether the US knew about it before hand.
whether or not to become a free state
We're not sure as to whether the question is about the film or the short story collection by Ray Bradbury . Look to the related links below for more information regarding "The Illustrated Man" .
There was no Confederacy in 1820. The debate was whether the territory of Missouri would be admitted to the USA as a slave-state or free soil. Congress allowed it to enter as a slave-state, on condition that there would be no more new slave-states North of the parallel that marked Missouri's Southern border. It was in 1861 that the question of Union or Confederate control became an issue. There was sectional violence there throughout the war, but the state did remain loyal.
Jefferson City, Missouri's capital, if you look at a map is located near the center part of the state. I cannot comment on whether it is near or at entral missouri.