THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
HENRY CLAY
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The slave states would out number free states, then the debate dragged out for months.
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The Free states would go to war with the Slave states over not being equal in size of slavery.
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The native Americans in surrounding areas threatened war.
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France threatened to end support, citing ownership of the Missouri territory.
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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: -What would have happened in 1818 if Missouri had joined the Union as a slave state? The balance of power in Congress would have shifted.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The petition for statehood asked that Missouri enter the Union as a slave state. This request created explosive debates in the United States Congress. Some people did not want to allow slavery in the American territory west of the Mississippi River.