jan 2, 1820 - Missouri Compromise
Description:
Part of the LA purchase- MO applies as slave state
- Now 12 slave states + 11 free states (unbalanced)
- Solution = add MO as slave state, ME added as free state (broke from MA)
- future slavery prohibited above 36*30' line
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 2, 1820
Now
~ 205 years ago