Missouri Compromise
(1820) (apr 18, 1820 – feb 16, 1854)
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"The Missouri Compromise forbids slavery in the Louisiana territory north of Missouri's Southern border. Under its terms, Maine is admitted to the Union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state.
Dred Scott case."
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https://www.nationalgeographic.org/interactive/slavery-united-states/
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