THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
MISSOURI COMPROMISE OF 1820
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Minnesota
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Missouri
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Detailed explanation-1: -Controversy arose within Congress over the issue of slavery. 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-2: -Representative James Tallmadge (1778-1853) of New York provoked the crisis in February 1819 by introducing an amendment that would prohibit the further introduction of slaves into Missouri and provide for the emancipation of the children of slaves at the age of 25.
Detailed explanation-3: -Missouri applied for statehood on December 18, 1818. This created a problem because the Northern states refused to allow another slave state to join the Union. In 1819, Maine applied for statehood. Then a compromise developed: Maine could join as a free state to balance out Missouri joining as a slave state.