Missouri compromise ( Alenie ,Romina)

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When was the Missouri Compromise reached?

1820

What is the definition of the Missouri Compromise?

A settlement of a dispute between slave and free states

Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?

Henry Clay

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?

Maine

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

Missouri

Why did the Missouri Compromise end?

Missouri Compromise was repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

How did the Missouri Compromise affect slavery?

Missouri late in 1819 for admission as a state in which slavery would be permitted.

What happened during the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

On March 3, 1820, Congress passed a bill granting Missouri statehood as a slave state under the condition that slavery was to be forever prohibited

How did the Missouri Compromise lead to civil war?

Others felt that it made the north seem more aggressive in its anti-slavery views and contributed to southern resentment, which may have led to the Civil War

This is the force that was pulling the nation apart after 1820 instead of uniting it?

Sectionalism

Was the Missouri Compromise a success or failure?

Successful

Why was the Missouri Compromise important to history?

The Missouri Compromise was an effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries

What is the main purpose of the Missouri Compromise?

The purpose of the Missouri Compromise was to keep a balance between the number of slave states and the number of free states in the Union.

What were two purposes of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

passed Congress in 1820, barred slavery from the Louisiana Territory north of the 36°30' paralle

Why did the Missouri Compromise fail?

the Missouri Compromise failed to permanently ease the underlying tensions caused by the slavery issue


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