1 jan 1820 ano - Missouri Compromise

Descrição:

Who: Henry Clay
What: Compromise over the extension of slavery into new territories intended to balance the number of slave and free states. Maine is admitted as a free state and Missouri is admitted as a slave state. No slave states allowed above the 36°30' (Mason-Dixon) line.
When: 1820
Where: U.S.
Why: Temporarily fixed the slavery extension question, but didn't solve the problem of growing sectionalism.

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