may 8, 1820 - 1820 Missouri Comprimise
The Senate debated the admission of Maine and Missouri.
Maine and Missouri bills made into one in order to reserve power in
congress between slave and free states.
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/monroe/aa_monroe_compromise_2.html
http://www.historynet.com/missouri-compromise
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In order to researve power in congress between slave and free states.
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