USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

MISSOURI COMPROMISE OF 1820

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Missouri was an effect by Congress
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The immediate effect of the Missouri Compromise was that the number of free and slaveholding states stayed the same, thus preserving the balance of power in the Congress. At the time, slavery was the most divisive issue in the country.

Detailed explanation-3: -This legislation admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state at the same time, so as not to upset the balance between slave and free states in the nation. It also outlawed slavery above the 36º 30’ latitude line in the remainder of the Louisiana Territory.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Missouri Crisis created a division over slavery that profoundly and ominously shaped sectional identities and rivalries as never before.

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