THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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slavery would not be premitted anywhere in the Louisiana Purchase territory north of the southern boundary of Missouri, except Missouri
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the number of proslavery and antislavery members fo the House of Representatives would be kept permanently equal
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the international slave trade would be permanently ended
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slavery would be gradually ended in the District of Columbia
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Regulating Slavery in the State of Missouri The “Missouri Compromise” allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, thus keeping the balance of slave and free states equal in Congress.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Contents. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was a law that tried to address growing sectional tensions over the issue of slavery. By passing the law, which President James Monroe signed, the U.S. Congress admitted Missouri to the Union as a state that allowed slavery, and Maine as a free state.
Detailed explanation-5: -Congress established Maine as the 23rd state under the Missouri Compromise of 1820. This arrangement allowed Maine to join the Union as a free state, with Missouri entering a year later as a slave state, thereby preserving the numerical balance between free and slave states in the nation.