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∙ 14y agoit was proposed because Missouri wanted to enter the Union as a slave state, which would ruin their balance. So it was decided that they would let Missouri in so long as another (free) state, Maine, could enter at the same time, keeping the balance and an imaginary line would go across the country to show where slave states would be and where free states would be.
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∙ 11y agoIt laid down a line in the sand, settling the issue of which new states could be slave and which could be free. This allowed the business of Congress to continue, and the USA to remain united.
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∙ 13y agoIt limited the spread of slavery to the western states and to new states that would form later.
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∙ 6y agoTo decide which of the new territories acquired under the Louisiana Purchase would become slave-states and which would be free states.
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∙ 10y agoIt kept the balance of slave-states and free states in Congress, so that the South was not motivated to secede from the USA.
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Who were the important people in the Missouri compromise?
henry clay and james monroe were very important
The Missouri compromise determined that Missouri could become a state if?
the Missouri compromise determined that Missouri could become a state if
Which of these postponed the issue of slavery for thirty years?
Missouri compromise...
Why did Dredi Scott say that the Missouri Compromise was not Constitutional?
because it ended the missouri compromise
What compromise temporarily settled the slavery issue in 1820?
The Missouri Compromise of 1820.
Henry clay's compromise became known as what?
The Missouri Compromise The Compromise of 1850 The Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Who were the important people in the Missouri compromise?
henry clay and james monroe were very important
Why was Benjamin lundy so important?
He was important because he was a famous writer and he helped end slavery in Missouri By creating the Missouri Compromise.
What political issue was most important in the creation of the Missouri Compromise?
slavery
Is there a museum with information with the Missouri Compromise?
The City Museum of Saint Louis, Missouri is a great resource for information pertaining to the Missouri Compromise. They also have plenty of other important exhibits featuring much of Missouri's great and colorful history!
What is the correct chronological order of these eventsCompromise of 1850, Three-Fifths Compromise, Missouri Compromise,Emancipation Proclamation?
Three-Fifths Compromise, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Emancipation Proclamation
How can you make a sentence with Missouri Compromise?
The Missouri Compromise was done in 1820. The Missouri Compromise decided North and South Power.
The question about Missouri's admission to the Union and how it was solved was called the?
Missouri compromise
What was the time period of the Missouri compromise?
The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820.
What considedrations prompted the Missouri compromise and why did it fail?
why was the Missouri compromise written?
What compromise lead to the civil war?
the Missouri compromise, the 3/5 compromise, and the compromise of 1850 no it was thethe Missouri compromise, the 3/5 compromise, and the compromise of 1850
Were did the Missouri compromise happen?
missouri missouri
