1 jan 1820 ano - Missouri Compromise

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-Missouri applied for statehood in the Union which threatened to throw off the balance of free and slave states in the Senate
-Important to the South because the North had a bigger population so had more seats in the House
-The compromise stated that Missouri would be admitted as a slave state and Main would be admitted as a free state; Anything (Except Missouri) in the Louisiana Territory above the 36 30 line would be free and anything below would be enslaved

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