MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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Question
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slavery was prohibited in the Missouri Territory
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Missouri did not have a large enough population to join the Union
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it would disrupt the balance of slave and free states
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the North, where abolitionist sentiment was growing, many people opposed the extension of the institution of slavery into new territory, and worried that adding Missouri as a slave state would upset the balance that currently existed between slave and free states in the Union.
Detailed explanation-2: -Controversy arose within Congress over the issue of slavery. Congress adopted this legislation and admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state at the same time, so that the balance between slave and free states in the nation would remain equal.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Missouri Compromise also drew an imaginary line across U.S. territory at the 36o 30’ line of latitude. New states north of that line would not allow slavery. New states below the line would allow slavery.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1819, Missouri wished to be admitted as a slave state because enslaved persons had already been brought to the region and were an important part of its local economy. Missouri was located west of the Mississippi River in the northern portion of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase.