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Missouri Compromise By:Suhaily Garcia

In late 1819 they where looking at the Missouri compromise. At that time, as you know there where only twenty-two states even. United states was divided into slavery and no slavery states. The southern states wanted Missouri as a slave state, but the northern states wanted it to be a free state. Why is this state very important well the senate from both sides knew the outcome if it became a slave state. The south would have more power in the senate. If the state became free, the south would have less power in the senate. Then the western territory would become a problem. They knew it will be a bad idea to put slavery in Missouri because there wont be a balance between the states. They first had to pass the Missouri compromise to do what they wanted to accomplish. The north part was just hoping that the new western territory could become a free state as them. In 1820 the senate passes it. The southern part was calling for Missouri to be a slave state. In stand the northern part of united states was telling them that slavery wont even exist in Missouri. The southern were getting into debates about what will happen with slavery within the other states. As time past the debate was growing larger about the western territories with the south and north. As shown above the free states are colored up green and the slave states are colored in orange and the new territory is colored in by blue.

People in the northern part didn't want slavery because the western territory had a really poor weather for farming, so slavery wasn't needed. The northern didn't expect for them, the western territories for them to become slave states. The congressman from the south where having a really hard time in making Missouri a slave state. They discuss it and soon Massachusetts became the way to end the conflict. The south would get Missouri the last state that would become a slave state ( and Florida), and Maine would become a free state and would keep a balance in the senate. They had to make a really good deal with both north and south. If they didn't both sides will not have a well balance between each other. James Monroe let the congress to deal with the slavery part. Than the congress decided to pass it on March 3,1820 Missouri became a slave state and Maine a free state. Than about 3 days past it was the president James Monroe turn to just sign it and make it, into law. On March 6.1820 James Monroe signs the compromise bill. It was divided by the 36 degrees and 30 minutes latitude as you can see on the map. The northern part came out winning even if Missouri became a slave state they got most of the western territory to be free as them. The Missouri compromise did stay for a while but as time past the law was over broken and they made a new law for the same reasons about slavery because they where getting new territory.