8 май 1820 г. - Missouri Compromise

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The missouri compromise was created in an effort to create a balance between the number of slave states and free states. The compromise was passed on May 8th, 1820. It made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state. With the exception of Missouri, any state above the 36° 30´ latitude line outlawed slavery.
https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Missouri.html
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This image depicts the general dividing line for slave and free states with only Missouri being above the line of division.

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