Some say that 40 years of compromises delayed the war long enough for the young American republic to sustain the shock of nationwide combat.
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.
To address the conflict over slavery
The growing sectionalism over the issue of slavery
the growing sectionalism over the issue of slavery
To address the conflict over slavery
To address the conflict over slavery
The Compromise of 1850.
The Missouri Compromise postponed the issue of slavery.
Missouri Compromise
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.
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.
It settled most differences over slavery.