THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
MISSOURI COMPROMISE OF 1820
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In the House of Representatives
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In the Senate
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In the Executive Branch
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In the Judicial Branch
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Detailed explanation-1: -At the time, there were 11 free states and 10 slave states. Southern congressmen feared that the entrance of Missouri as a free state would upset the balance of power between North and South, as the North far outdistanced the South in population, and thus, U.S. representatives.
Detailed explanation-2: -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: -It maintained a delicate balance between free and slave states. On the single most divisive issue of the day, the U.S. Senate was equally divided. If the slavery question could be settled politically, any such settlement would have to happen in the Senate.
Detailed explanation-4: -There were 11 free states and 11 slave states. This is significant because there was an equal number of free and slave states. This balance of states was important, as one extra state-slave or free-would tip the balance of power in the U.S. government.
Detailed explanation-5: -There were 22 states in the Union, 11 free and 11 slave states.