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  1. www.history.com › monroe-signs-the-missouri-compromisePresident Monroe signs the Missouri Compromise - HISTORY

    Nov 16, 2009 · Learn about the bill that admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state in 1820, and its impact on the slavery issue and the nation. Find out how James Monroe, a slave-holding Virginian, handled the controversy and his second term.

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  3. www.history.com › topics › slaveryMissouri Compromise: Date, Definition & 1820 - HISTORY

    Oct 29, 2009 · The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was a law that admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, and banned slavery north of the 36º 30’ parallel. It was signed by President James Monroe and aimed to balance the sectional tensions over slavery, but it was later repealed and challenged by the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Dred Scott decision.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Missouri_CompromiseMissouri Compromise - Wikipedia

    President James Monroe, who signed the Missouri Compromise The Era of Good Feelings , closely associated with the administration of President James Monroe (1817–1825), was characterized by the dissolution of national political identities.

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  6. www.britannica.com › event › Missouri-CompromiseMissouri Compromise | Summary, Map, & Significance | Britannica

    Jun 20, 2024 · Missouri Compromise, measure worked out in 1820 between the North and the South and passed by the U.S. Congress that allowed for admission of Missouri as the 24th state. It marked the beginning of the prolonged sectional conflict over the extension of slavery that led to the American Civil War.

  7. guides.loc.gov › missouri-compromise › digital-collectionsMissouri Compromise: Primary Documents in American History

    Mar 25, 2024 · Enacted in 1820 to maintain the balance of power in Congress, the Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. This guide compiles Library of Congress digital materials, external websites, and a print bibliography.

  8. www.politico.com › monroe-missouri-compromise-1820-1202930Monroe signs the Missouri Compromise, March 6, 1820

    Mar 6, 2019 · The compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, and banned slavery north of a line in Missouri. It was a controversial and divisive issue that contributed to the Era of Good Feelings and the Civil War.

  9. www.battlefields.org › learn › articlesThe Missouri Compromise | American Battlefield Trust

    Learn how President James Monroe helped broker the Missouri Compromise in 1820, which admitted Maine and Missouri as slave and free states, respectively. Explore the political and economic factors that shaped the debate over slavery's expansion in the Louisiana Purchase territories.