The main goal was to keep the balance of free States in line with the slave States. There were two Missouri Compromises. The first one was in 1820 and the famous US politician, Henry Clay was the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and was the key figure in the Compromise debates. The second Missouri Compromise of 1850, had the goal of establishing a guideline for determining free and slave state status. The Fugitive Slave Act is considered part of this compromise.
The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820.
Maine and Missouri were admitted to the Union as part of the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
Henry Clay was the one who drafted the compromise of 1850 and the Missouri compromise of 1820.
Missouri Compromise
Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820 Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
The Missouri Compromise (1820)
In 1820 to 1821, Henry Clay engineered the Missouri Compromise. The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 by the United States Congress.
The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820.
The Missouri Compromise of 1820.
Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820 Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820 Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
Maine and Missouri were admitted to the Union as part of the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
The Missouri Compromise was done in 1820. The Missouri Compromise decided North and South Power.
Henry Clay was the one who drafted the compromise of 1850 and the Missouri compromise of 1820.
Missouri Compromise
March 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise was passed on March 3, 1820. It was a bill that temporarily resolved the first major political clash between slavery and anti slavery interests.
Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820 Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state.