USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Missouri territorial legislature approved this compromise in June 1821, and Congress granted Missouri statehood . President James Monroe signed the federal legislation August 10, 1821, officially making Missouri the 24th state in the union.

Detailed explanation-2: -Introduction. In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

Detailed explanation-3: -The southeastern portion of the Missouri Territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Missouri on August 10, 1821. St. Louis was the capital of the Missouri Territory.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.