Missouri Compromise 1850

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The problems between the North and South go way back when in 1787. What causes these problems to intensify is the manifest destiny. Manifest destiny is the belief to expand westward. The agreements and compromises that are made to keep these two parties together is the Missouri compromise in 1820, the compromise of 1850, and the kansas nebraska act. The successfulness of these compromises kept on for forty long years. The sudden need for the Missouri compromise in 1820 was because Missouri became a state and wanted to be a slave state. This threw off the 11 to 11 ratio. The free states that existed before the Missouri compromise was New Jersey, illinois, rhode island, indiana,ohio, new york, vermont, new hampshire pennsylvania, massachusetts, and connecticut. The slave states before the Missouri compromise was delaware, mississippi, georgia, virginia, alabama, maryland, kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Louisiana. The new free state that solve everything was Maine. The new slave that was admitted to the us by the Missouri compromise was Missouri. The Missouri compromise also brought another thing with it. It brought the Missouri compromise line. This line was located at 36° 30´ . anything above this line …show more content…

The new free states that entered the Union between 1821-1848 was michigan, iowa, and wisconsin. The slave states that entered the Union between 1821-1848 was arkansas, texas, and florida. There were three parts of the compromise of 1850. The first part was letting california enter the Union. Part two was entering the Utah and New Mexico territories into the Union. Part three of the compromise was to end the slave trade in Washington DC and a new strict law for fugitive slaves. In Washington DC you could not purchase slaves or trade but you can still own them. This works well until something happens to america in the

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