THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
HENRY CLAY
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North of Missouri
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East of Missouri
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Missouri Compromise also proposed that slavery be prohibited above the 36º 30’ latitude line in the remainder of the Louisiana Territory .
Detailed explanation-2: -This so-called Missouri Compromise drew a line from east to west along the 36th parallel, dividing the nation into competing halves-half free, half slave. The House passed the compromise bill on March 2, 1820.
Detailed explanation-3: -It was during the Congressional debates leading up to the compromise that the term “Mason-Dixon line” was first used to designate the entire boundary between free states and slave states. On November 14, 1963, during the bicentennial of the Mason-Dixon Line, U.S. President John F.
Detailed explanation-4: -Enacted in 1820 to maintain the balance of power in Congress, the Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
Detailed explanation-5: -There were 22 states in the Union, 11 free and 11 slave states.