Missouri Compromise 1820 Flashcards
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When was the Missouri Compromise?
1820
Who created the Missouri Compromise?
Henry Clay
When did Missouri first apply for statehood?
1817
What was the Missouri Compromise?
Bill allowing Maine to enter as a free state, Missouri as a slave state and making free soil all western territories north of Missouri’s southern border
What was the ‘Slave Power’ conspiracy?
Fear in the north of southern political control over the federal government, cemented by the Missouri Compromise
What parallel was created under the Missouri Compromise, with slavery prohibited in LP territory north of it and permitted south of it?
36°30’ parallel
How did different regions respond to the Missouri Compromise?
North- generally accepted it but remained concerned about slavery’s expansion
Border states- saw compromise as necessary to preserve the Union
South- thought it was an acceptable solution, protecting slavery where it existed and allowing some expansion
How long did the Missouri Compromise last?
34 years (repealed by Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854)
