The admission of California into the Union. It extended too far either side of the Missouri line to satisfy either side.
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The Supreme Court verdict in the Dred Scott case declared that slavery was legal in every state of the Union. So this invalidated both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850.
why was the Missouri compromise written?
The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820.
Jefferson Davis proposed the Missouri compromise.
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