jan 1, 1820 - The Missouri Compromise

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By 1819, the amount of states with and without slavery were equal with 11 each. However, slavery then became a national issue. Things began to change in 1820 when Main was asking to join the Union as a few states and this began the path towards the deal known as the Missouri Compromise. Under the terms of this, Maine would enter as a free state and banned slavery from the Louisiana Territory.

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