The Missouri Compromise, enacted in 1820, aimed to resolve the conflict between slave and free states as the United States expanded westward. It allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state while Maine was admitted as a free state, maintaining the balance of power in Congress. Additionally, it established the 36°30′ parallel as the line dividing free and slave territories in the Louisiana Purchase. This compromise temporarily eased tensions but ultimately highlighted the growing sectional divide over slavery.
Missouri compromise...
Missouri compromise
The overriding issue was slavery. The compromise included The Fugitive Slave Act and agreement to allow slavery within the borders of Missouri.
The Missouri Compromise postponed the issue of slavery.
Political parties avoided the issue of slavery for many years after the Missouri compromise.
The Missouri Compromise of 1820.
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Political parties avoided the issue of slavery for many years after the Missouri compromise.
Political parties avoided the issue of slavery for many years after the Missouri compromise.
Missouri compromise...
Sectionalism and the Missouri compromise was related in such a way that slavery was the primary issue. This led to Civil War.?æ
The overriding issue was slavery. The compromise included The Fugitive Slave Act and agreement to allow slavery within the borders of Missouri.