It is the 36030'N line that diveded the free states and the slave states in the 1820's when the Missouri Compromise was formed. Actually it was in 1850's ~Hope I could help
The Missouri Compromise was the first attempt to ease the looming crisis over slavery. It effectively prevented the spread of slavery into new states but did nothing to eliminate slavery in current slave states.
Southern states relied on slaves for their cotton production which was vital to their survival .
Some Southern States wanted the wealth brought to them by slavery, and they wanted not to be swamped by ballots by the more populated Northern States, so a compromise was reached.
it was rejected by congress and the president.
Texas and Mexican territory became a part of the United States.
texas and Mexican territory became a part of the United states
The Missouri Compromise postponed the issue of slavery.
The Missouri Compromise - No slavery North of the parallel 36.30
After the Missouri Compromise of 1820, slavery was legal in states that were south of the compromise line (36°30’ parallel), such as Arkansas, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. This line permitted slavery in states below it while prohibiting it in states above it.
The goal was to keep a political balance between slave states and free states.
The overriding issue was slavery. The compromise included The Fugitive Slave Act and agreement to allow slavery within the borders of Missouri.
The Compromise of 1820 was between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress. It prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana Territory.
The political issue behind the question of expanding slavery after the Mexican-American War was whether the newly acquired territories would be free or slave states. This debate ultimately led to the Compromise of 1850, which temporarily resolved the issue by allowing some territories to decide on the issue of slavery through popular sovereignty.
The Crittenden Compromise failed because it outlawed slavery in western states because Abraham Lincoln opposed the western expansion of slavery.
it stop slavery in most of the states
The Missouri Compromise temporarily solved a dispute over slavery by keeping the number of slave and free states equal. It was later replaced by the Compromise of 1850.