mar 2, 1820 - Causation: (4.3): The Missouri Compromise

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The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was a significant agreement in US history aimed at managing the balance of power between free and slave states. Under this compromise, Missouri was admitted to the Union as a slave state, while Maine was admitted as a free state. The Missouri Compromise was driven by the need to maintain a balance of power between free and slave states, the expansion of us territory differing economic interests between the North and the South, and rising political tensions over slavery.

Causes:
expansion of territory: As the United States expanded westward, new territories were being settled, and there was a growing debate over whether these new states would permit slavery.
Balance of power: There was a need to maintain a balance of power in Congress between free states and slave states. Admitting Missouri as a slave-free state without a corresponding free state would have tipped this balance in favor of the slave states.

affects:
Temporaray Balance: it maintained a balance between free and slave states in the senate, temoraliy easing sectional tensions.
Political impact: it influenced political alighments and debate, contributing to the eventual rise of the abolitionists movements and the intenification of sectionalism.
Incresde tension: while it provided a temporary solution, it also hughtlghted the deep division within the country over slavery, stteing the stage for further conflict.

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