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∙ 13y agoGrowing sectionalism over the issue of slavery.
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Why did the crisis over the Missouri compromise expose?
The crisis over Missouri Compromise exposed the divisions of the country on the contentious issue of slavery. The line that literally divided the territories that would become states put the Union into a precarious balance that could easily tip in favor of the slave states.
What was the impact of the civil war after The Missouri Compromise?
There was no Civil War while the Missouri Compromise was in force. It kept the peace for thirty years. It was the debate over the admission of California, following the Mexican War, that made the Missouri Compromise inoperable (because the new state extended so far on either side of the line) and a new Compromise had to be worked out. This one did not last.
The controversy over Missouri's request for statehood?
Yes. That Compromise worked well for thirty years, until the new territories acquired from Mexico required a new Compromise.
How were growing tensions over slavery eased in the early 1800s?
The Missouri Compromise helped settle some of the tension.
What provisions in the Missouri Compromise of 1850 helped ease the conflict over free and slave states between the north and the south?
The terms of the Missouri Compromise of 1820 were effectively overridden with the Compromise of 1850, which opened the territories of Utah and New Mexico to settlement by slave owners as well as those who did not own slaves. One part of the new Compromise was the establishment of the Fugitive Slave Act which helped escaped slaves be returned to their "owners".
What did the crisis over the Missouri compromise expose?
The growing sectionalism over the issue of slavery
Why did the crisis over the Missouri compromise expose?
The crisis over Missouri Compromise exposed the divisions of the country on the contentious issue of slavery. The line that literally divided the territories that would become states put the Union into a precarious balance that could easily tip in favor of the slave states.
What agreement attempted to address a crisis over slavery?
The Missouri Compromise was the first attempt to ease the looming crisis over slavery. It effectively prevented the spread of slavery into new states but did nothing to eliminate slavery in current slave states.
What role did the Missouri Compromise play in the dispute over slavery?
The Missouri Compromise temporarily solved a dispute over slavery by keeping the number of slave and free states equal. It was later replaced by the Compromise of 1850.
How did The Missouri Compromise temporarily settled the debate over slavery?
The Missouri Compromise temporarily settled the debate over slavery by allowing Missouri enter the Union as a slave state. Maine was allowed to enter the Union as a free state.
How did the Missouri Compromise temporarily settle the debate over slavery?
The Missouri Compromise temporarily settled the debate over slavery by allowing Missouri enter the Union as a slave state. Maine was allowed to enter the Union as a free state.
Did Congress agree to the Missouri Compromise?
To address the conflict over slavery
Why did Congress agree to the Missouri Compromise?
To address the conflict over slavery
What was the result of the crisis over 1832 tariff?
Clay and Calhoun worked out a compromise tariff.
What temporarily settled the dispute over the westward expansion of slavery?
Missouri Compromise
How did The Missouri Compromise temporarily settle the debate slavery?
The Missouri Compromise temporarily settled the debate over slavery by allowing Missouri enter the Union as a slave state. Maine was allowed to enter the Union as a free state.
What ligislation temporarily settled the dispute over the westward expansion of slavery?
Missouri Compromise
