What as the Missouri compromise?
The Missouri compromise was a pact did in 1820 during the admission of Missouri as a slave state in the Union. The compromise consisted in the creation in the same time of the State of Maine, in order to balance the number of free states and slavery applicants states in the United States. It also prohibited slavery north of parallel 36°30'.
Tags: 1820, compromise, Missouri, United States
Source: http://www.history.com/topics/missouri-compromise
Source: http://www.history.com/topics/missouri-compromise
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Author: CoboCards-User
Main topic: History, US
Topic: American Civil War
Published: 04.03.2015
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