...drew a line in the sand, North of which slavery was illegal.
Everywhere West of Missouri. The line of latitude at Missouri's Southern border was taken as the dividing line. North of that line, slavery was illegal. South of it, slavery could be practised.
The Missouri Compromise - a line of latitude fixed at Missouri's Southern border.
The Missouri Compromise, which drew a clear 'line in the sand' along a particular parallel, North of which slavery would be illegal. This kept the peace for thirty years, until the admission of the new state of California, which was too big to fit the terms of that compromise, so a new one had to be worked out. This one did not last.
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 had preserved the balance by laying down a line of latitude, North of which slavery would be illegal. South of the line, new states could practise slavery. This allowed the South to feel equally-represented in Congress. The Compromise kept the peace for thirty years.
the Missouri Compromise of 1820
A compromise in 1820 that drew an imaginary line. Above that line slavery was banned but below it slavery was legal and lasted until 1850.
The Missouri compromise
...drew a line in the sand, North of which slavery was illegal.
The factor used to decide whether an area could be open to slavery under the Missouri Compromise was its geographical location. This compromise established a line at latitude 36°30' where slavery would be permitted south of the line and prohibited north of it, with the exception of Missouri.
Everywhere West of Missouri. The line of latitude at Missouri's Southern border was taken as the dividing line. North of that line, slavery was illegal. South of it, slavery could be practised.
The Missouri Compromise - a line of latitude fixed at Missouri's Southern border.
The government drew imaginary lines, north of which slavery would be illegal, such as the Mason-Dixon line. There were formal compromises, such as the Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850.
The law prohibiting slavery north of parallel 36 30' north was called the Missouri Compromise. This statute was a compromise agreed to by the opposing pro-slavery and anti-slavery reached in 1820 under the presidency of James Monroe.
The law prohibiting slavery north of parallel 36 30' north was called the Missouri Compromise. This statute was a compromise agreed to by the opposing pro-slavery and anti-slavery reached in 1820 under the presidency of James Monroe.
The Missouri Compromise, which drew a clear 'line in the sand' along a particular parallel, North of which slavery would be illegal. This kept the peace for thirty years, until the admission of the new state of California, which was too big to fit the terms of that compromise, so a new one had to be worked out. This one did not last.
Latitude 36, 30