Basic Facts
What year was the Missouri Compromise passed?
1820
Who was the main politician behind the Missouri Compromise?
Henry Clay
What line divided free and slave territories?
36°30' latitude
What issue caused conflict between the North and South?
Expansion of Slavery
Did the Missouri Compromise permanently solve the issue of slavery?
No
What issue was the Missouri Compromise trying to solve?
Slavery in New Western territories
What was Henry Clay know for in this situation?
Negotiating/creating compromises between sides
What territory did this line run across?
Louisiana Territory
Why was balance in Congress important?
So neither side had more power
What major conflict did it delay?
The American Civil War
What state entered the Union as a slave state?
Missouri
WHat role did Henry Clay play in the Compromise?
Helped negotiate the agreement
North of the 36°30′ line, slavery was ______.
Banned, except Missouri
What territory starting the debate wanted to become a state?
Missouri Territory
What law later overturned the Missouri Compromise?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
What state entered as a free state to keep balance?
Maine
Which president signed the Missouri Compromise into law?
James Monroe
South of the 36°30′ line, slavery was ______.
Allowed
What did the Missouri Compromise temporarily reduce?
Tensions between North and South
True or False: The Missouri Compromise ended slavery in the U.S.
False
What did the compromise maintain in Congress?
Equal balence between free and slave states in the Senate
Which New York politician proposed the amendment to ban slavery in Missouri?
James Tallmadge Jr.
What did the line determine?
Where slavery would be allowed in future territories
What did the compromise show about the United States?
It was deeply divided over slavery
True or False: Missouri entered as a free state.
False