The 1820 Missouri Compromise was put in place by Congress in order to maintain the balance between slave States and non slave States. Senator Henry Clay was one of the key politicians in formulated the Compromise.
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Official toleration of Southern slavery by Congress
The Missouri Compromise was an attempt to maintain the balance of power between the North and South when Missouri petitioned for statehood. The Compromise allowed Missouri, a slave state, and Maine, a free state, in together thereby maintaining equality between the two sides. However, the Compromise went on to prohibit slavery in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase that was north of latitude 36-30N.The Missouri Compromise that was passed in 1820 was between the pro slavery and anti slavery factions in the United States Congress.
The Compromise of 1850 undid much of the work of the Missouri Compromise made a few years prior. Unfortunately, the Compromise of 1850 did not alleviate the tensions of the slave debate, and the Civil War broke out just ten years later.
In 1820 to 1821, Henry Clay engineered the Missouri Compromise. The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 by the United States Congress.
Congress made a compromise tariff to satisfy southern states.
Missouri compromise
Missouri Compromise
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Study Island - Congress made a compromise tariff to satisfy southern states.
John Quincy Adams convinced Congress to sign or pass the Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was put forth by Senator Henry Clay in an attempt to prevent the addition of the new territory of Missouri, as a slave slate, from tipping the balance of power in Congress to Southern States. Since Missouri was not an official state until this compromise's passing, the state's people had no representation in Congress or ability to affect this bill.
To address the conflict over slavery
To address the conflict over slavery
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With the US Congress deadlocked over the Missouri situation, there seemed no way to satisfy the Congress. The Speaker of the House, Henry Clay, however, presented a plan, a compromise, that Congress finally passed.