THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
MISSOURI COMPROMISE OF 1820
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
slave and free states.
|
|
|
northern and southern states.
|
|
|
old and new states.
|
|
|
eastern and western states.
|
Detailed explanation-1: -This border represents what came to be known as the 36°30’ Missouri Compromise line. The Missouri Compromise established that any state formed below this line would be considered a slave state and any state formed above it would be a free state.
Detailed explanation-2: -It admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state and declared a policy of prohibiting slavery in the remaining Louisiana Purchase lands north of the 36°30′ parallel.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -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.