Missouri compromise
missouri compromise
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 called for the legalization of slavery in territories south of the 36°30′ parallel. This agreement allowed for the admission of Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state to maintain the balance in Congress between slave and free states.
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was a compromise between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in Congress agreeing to prohibit slavery in states north of the parallel 36°30' north except in the state of Missouri. Additionally, the state of Maine was allowed to join the Union as a free state. This compromise was passed due to concerns of the creation of the state of Missouri destroying the delicate balance between slave states and free states in Congress.
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise revolved around slavery. It prohibited slavery in certain areas and allowed it in the state of Missouri.
The first intervention was the Missouri Compromise of 1819. This allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave-state, on condition that there would be no more slavery anywhere North of the parallel marking Missouri's Southern border.
To address the conflict over slavery
The overriding issue was slavery. The compromise included The Fugitive Slave Act and agreement to allow slavery within the borders of Missouri.