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.
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The overriding issue was slavery. The compromise included The Fugitive Slave Act and agreement to allow slavery within the borders of Missouri.
the growing sectionalism over the issue of slavery
The issue of slavery was becoming a larger problem.
The Missouri Compromise was issued by Henry Clay to serve as a resolution to the slavery issue.
The Missouri Compromise postponed the issue of slavery.
Political parties avoided the issue of slavery for many years after the Missouri compromise.
The overriding issue was slavery. The compromise included The Fugitive Slave Act and agreement to allow slavery within the borders of Missouri.
Missouri compromise...
The Missouri Compromise of 1820.
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The overriding issue was slavery. The compromise included The Fugitive Slave Act and agreement to allow slavery within the borders of Missouri.
They passed the Three-Fifths Compromise and another compromise that stated that slavery would not be abolished until 1808.
Missouri compromise...
The growing sectionalism over the issue of slavery
the growing sectionalism over the issue of slavery