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- Missouri Compromise
- The Missouri Compromise was a big deal in American history, especially when it came to the issue of slavery. It all started in 1819 when Missouri wanted to join the United States as a state that allowed slavery. This caused a lot of arguments in Congress because, at the time, there was a balance between free states and slave states . If Missouri joined as a slave state, it would upset that balance.
- To solve the problem, Congress came up with a compromise in 1820. They decided that Missouri could join as a slave state, but at the same time, Maine would join as a free state. This way, the balance between free and slave states stayed equal. They also made a rule that slavery would not be allowed in any new territories or states north of a certain line, called the 36°30′ parallel, except for Missouri.
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- The Compromise of 1850 was meant to keep the country together and avoid conflict, but it only worked for a short time. The disagreements over slavery kept growing and eventually led to the Civil War. It was like a temporary fix to a really big problem.
- Compromise of 1850
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- The Kansas Nebraska Act
- The Kansas-Nebraska Act was supposed to help settle the debate over slavery, but instead, it made things worse. It increased tensions between the North and South and was one of the events that led to the Civil War. It showed how divided the country was over the issue of slavery.
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