The Missouri
Compromise
By: Tyler Cross
Who
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James Tallmadge tried
to pass the
amendment
prohibiting slavery in
Missouri.
Henry Clay saw Maine
applying for statehood
as an opportunity to
settle the dispute
about Missouri’s
statehood in
Congress.
What
The Missouri Compromise of
1820 was an agreement
made by the union that
regulated the extension of
Slavery in the United
States. Under the
agreement the territory of
Missouri was admitted as a
slave state, the territory of
Maine was admitted as a
free state, and the
boundaries of slavery were
limited to the same
latitude as the southern
boundary of Missouri: 36°
30′ north latitude.
When
 The
Missouri Compromise took place
in 1820. At this time there were 11
free states and 11 slave states.
 Missouri applied for statehood in
1818 but didn’t become a state till
1821.
 Maine applied for statehood in 1819
and became a state in 1820.
Where
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The 36°30’ line ran along Missouri’s
southern border. If you were below this
line all of the states were allowed to
have slaves. If you went above the line
you were not allowed to have slaves
except for Missouri.
Once matters were finished with
Missouri’s statehood the boundaries of
the U.S. expanded out west with no
slavery.
Why
The issue of slavery had been troublesome since
the making of the Constitution. Pro-Slavery
states, concerned that they would be outvoted in
Congress because their white population was
much smaller than that of the free states, turned
down the amendment made by James Tallmadge
of New York. After this time, when Maine was
applying for statehood, Henry Clay made the
Missouri Compromise and it passed through the
House and Congress. Later though Missouri
changed its state constitution to say no African
Americans were allowed in Missouri. This was
overrun when Henry Clay again took this out of
their constitution. Slavery still remained an issue
for the U.S. after the Missouri Compromise.
The Five Facts
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Congress approved the Missouri Compromise in
1820.
Henry Clay introduced the Missouri
Compromise.
James Tallmadge introduced the first
amendment that later got rejected.
The Missouri Compromise stated that Maine
would be a free state, Missouri would be a slave
state, and no one above the 36°30’ line were
allowed to have slaves.
Missouri became a state in 1821 after the
Missouri Compromise got approved by the
government.
The End