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 goal was to keep a political balance between slave states and free states.
1820
Missouri Compromise
The balance between slave-states and free states, so that neither side would dominate Congress.
The western expansion of slavery and the balance between slave and free states in the Senate
The political balance between slave and free states as of 1819 was disturbed by the territory of Missouri's petition for admission to the Union as a slave state.
1820
the Missouri Compromise
a balance between free and slave states.
Missouri Compromise
The goal was to keep a political balance between slave states and free states.
1820
The goal was to keep a political balance between slave states and free states.
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Missouri Compromise
Maintaining a balance between slave states and free states was important to prevent one side from gaining too much power in the government and potentially leading to a breakdown in the Union. This balance was crucial to preserve political stability and avoid escalating tensions over the issue of slavery in the United States.
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