Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820 Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
Missouri was admitted as a slave state, but no more slave states would be allowed anywhere North of the parallel that marked Missouri's Southern border.
It admitted Maine, the northern region of what was then Massachusetts, into the Union as a separate (free) state. The reason this was done was to balance the number of "slave states" and "free states." This only occurred as a result of a compromise involving slavery in Missouri, and in the federal territories of the American west.
The first state west of the Mississippi River to be admitted to the Union was Missouri. It became the 24th state on August 10, 1821, following the Missouri Compromise, which allowed for its admission as a slave state while maintaining a balance with free states. Missouri's admission marked a significant moment in the expansion of the United States westward.
The Missouri Compromise allowed Maine and Missouri to enter the United States. Maine would be a free states, while Missouri would be a slave state.
Missouri & Maine. APEX.
Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820 Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820 Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820 Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820 Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
Maine
Missouri was admitted as a slave state, but no more slave states would be allowed anywhere North of the parallel that marked Missouri's Southern border.
Maine was admitted to the union on 15th March, 1820 under the Missouri Compromise. This compromise was basically between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in US congress, regarding regulation of slavery in Western states.
It was admitted in 1821 by the Missouri Compromise along with Maine the previous year.
maine maineMissouri was admitted to the Union as a slave state. This was done through what is known as the Missouri Compromise.
Missouri was admitted as a slave state. This was part of the Missouri compromise in which Missouri would enter as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
The states that came in were Missouri and Maine. Missouri as a slaveholding state and Maine as a free state =]