jan 1, 1820 - Missouri Compromise

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The Missouri Compromise was a compromise in government over the issue of slave and free states. The compromise specifically allowed Missouri to enter the United States as a slave state, and Maine to enter as a free state. This marks the first of a series of compromises over the issue of slavery, and this would not have been possible without slaves coming to America.

Citation: Schultz, Kevin M. HIST5. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning, 2019.

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