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- Signed by James Monroe on March 6, 1820
- Cause of great debate and controversy
- Slaves captured above the line could be returned to owners
- Repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska act in 1854
- Missouri and Maine were admitted at the same time to keep the number of slave and non-slave states equal
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The Missouri Compromise was an agreement between pro-slave and anti-slave Congressional representatives that admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state into the United States. The law prohibited slavery above north latitude 36° 30' in the former territory of Louisiana except in the newly created state of Missouri.
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Thomas Jefferson's Opposition
Thomas Jefferson was against the Missouri Compromise and believed that the division it created would cause the downfall of the Union, as he descibed in a letter to John Holmes:"But this momentous question, like a fire bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once as the knell of the Union. it is hushed indeed for the moment. but this is a reprieve only, not a final sentence. a geographical line, coinciding with a marked principle, moral and political, once conceived and held up to the angry passions of men, will never be obliterated; and every new irritation will mark it deeper and deeper."
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Missouri Compromise Questions
When was the Missouri Compromise repealed? 2 AnswersIt was officially canceled by the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution, which prohibited slavery in all of the United States. The Amendment was ratified on Dec... read more
Why is Kansas City in Missouri and not Kansas? 3 AnswersBecause the map of the U.S. was drawn out before areas were populated. So, geographical features were used to determine the borders of most states. In Kansa... read more
What is the starting salary of a state representative in the state of Missouri? 1 AnswerAs of March 2008, members of the Missouri House of Representatives receive an annual salary of $31,351.44. read more
What does President Barack Obamas Missouri visit mean to you? 1 AnswerNothing! I have felt that Obama has been a used car salesman from the start, and that he sold America a lemon... Now we have to live with it! read more
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Missouri Compromise Books and Research
- JSTOR: "The Repeal of the Missouri Compromise" (1909)
- Questia: Missouri Compromise Books and Articles
- Google Book Search: Missouri Compromise Books
- Google Scholar: Missouri Compromise Articles
- Amazon.com: Missouri Compromise Books
- Barnes & Noble: Missouri Compromise Books
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4 sentences done. WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE...SLAVERY ISNT LEGAL ANYMORE SO WHAT DOES IT MATTER I MEAN SRSLY
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Gotta finish an essay on the Missouri Compromise...gah...
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Fuck I chose the Missouri Compromise its so hard ,and doesn't concern me @ all but I already started -___-!
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Dred Scott>>>Missouri Compromise
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RT @TinaDupuy: The opt out provision for the public option is the Missouri Compromise of HCR.
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