The Missouri Compromise of 1820 Solution to resolve
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The Missouri Compromise of 1820 Solution to resolve slavery, or “adding fuel to the fire? ”
Essential Question • How did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 attempt to settle the debate over the future of slavery in the growing American republic?
Terms to Know • Slave States – any of the states (southern) of the United States in which slavery was legal prior to the Civil War. • Free States – States in which slavery was illegal prior to the Civil War. • Border States- Any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states. • Balance of Power- Having “equal” representation (states, votes, representation).
1819 • The state of Missouri wanted to join the union (United States) as a slave state. • At the time, there were 11 slave states, 11 free states. • Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky proposed the Missouri Compromise.
1820 • Congress approved the Missouri Compromise. • Missouri can enter the union as a slave state. • Maine enters the union as a free state. • Slavery would be PROHIBITED in any new territories or states north of the 36° 30ʻ line.
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Results of the Missouri Compromise • Balance of Power restored (12 slave states, 12 free states). • Southern states were upset that the U. S. Congress could make laws regarding slavery. • Northerner states were upset that the U. S. Congress continued to allow slavery westward (below the 36° 30ʻ line).
