USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -and the Fight to Stop the Spread of Slavery. On February 13, 1819, Representative James Tallmadge Jr., a first-term Republican from New York, offered a pair of antislavery amendments to a Missouri statehood bill that shaped the course of American history.

Detailed explanation-2: -Representative James Tallmadge proposed as a condition of Missouri’s statehood that no further slaves could be imported into the state and all children born after Missouri’s admission to the Union shall be born free. This condition, known as the Tallmadge amendment, set out a plan for gradual emancipation in Missouri.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Tallmadge amendment prohibited the further introduction of slaves into Missouri and provided for emancipation of those already there when they reached age 25.

Detailed explanation-4: -The amendment was submitted in the U.S. House of Representatives on February 13, 1819, by James Tallmadge Jr., a Democratic-Republican from New York, and Charles Baumgardner. The measure passed the House 87-76, with northern Representatives voting 86-10 in its favor and southern Representatives voting 66-1 against.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Missouri Compromise consisted of three large parts: Missouri entered the Union as a slave state, Maine entered as a free state, and the 36’30” line was established as the dividing line regarding slavery for the remainder of the Louisiana Territory.