Slave States, Free States Missouri Compromise (1820) and the Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise (1820) OREGON COUNTRY (Claimed by U.S. and Britain) MAINE VERMONT MICHIGAN TERRITORY (U.S.) MICHIGAN NEW HAMPSHIRE TERRITORY NEW YORK MASSACHUSETTS UNORGANIZED TERRITORY (U.S.) RHODE ISLAND CONNECTICUT PENNSYLVANIA NEW JERSEY INDIANA OHIO ILLINOIS DELAWARE MARYLAND VIRGINIA WASHINGTON, D.C. CONTROLLED BY SPAIN MISSOURI KENTUCKY NORTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE ARKANSAS TERRITORY (U.S.) ARKANSAS Mississippi R. SOUTH TERRITORY CAROLINA MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA GEORGIA LOUISIANA UNORGANIZED N W E S TERRITORY Missouri Compromise (1820)
Slave & Free States Before 1820 OREGON COUNTRY (Claimed by U.S. and Britain) MAINE VERMONT F MICHIGAN TERRITORY (U.S.) F MICHIGAN NEW HAMPSHIRE TERRITORY F NEW YORK F MASSACHUSETTS F UNORGANIZED TERRITORY (U.S.) RHODE ISLAND F F CONNECTICUT PENNSYLVANIA F NEW JERSEY INDIANA OHIO F S ILLINOIS S F DELAWARE F MARYLAND S VIRGINIA S S WASHINGTON, D.C. CONTROLLED BY SPAIN MISSOURI KENTUCKY S S NORTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE ARKANSAS TERRITORY (U.S.) ARKANSAS Mississippi R. S S SOUTH S TERRITORY CAROLINA MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA GEORGIA S S LOUISIANA UNORGANIZED N W E S TERRITORY Slave & Free States Before 1820
Two New States! F F F F F F F S F S S S S S S S S S S S S F F F F OREGON COUNTRY (Claimed by U.S. and Britain) MAINE VERMONT F MICHIGAN TERRITORY (U.S.) F MICHIGAN NEW HAMPSHIRE TERRITORY F NEW YORK F MASSACHUSETTS F UNORGANIZED TERRITORY (U.S.) RHODE ISLAND F F CONNECTICUT PENNSYLVANIA F NEW JERSEY INDIANA OHIO F S ILLINOIS S F DELAWARE S F MARYLAND S VIRGINIA S S WASHINGTON, D.C. CONTROLLED BY SPAIN MISSOURI KENTUCKY S S NORTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE ARKANSAS TERRITORY (U.S.) ARKANSAS Mississippi R. S S SOUTH S TERRITORY CAROLINA MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA GEORGIA S S LOUISIANA UNORGANIZED N W E S TERRITORY Two New States!
36o 30’ Compromise Line F F F F F F F S F S S S S S S S S S S S S F F OREGON COUNTRY (Claimed by U.S. and Britain) MAINE VERMONT F MICHIGAN TERRITORY (U.S.) F MICHIGAN NEW HAMPSHIRE TERRITORY F NEW YORK F MASSACHUSETTS F UNORGANIZED TERRITORY (U.S.) RHODE ISLAND F F CONNECTICUT PENNSYLVANIA F NEW JERSEY INDIANA OHIO F S ILLINOIS S F DELAWARE S F MARYLAND S VIRGINIA S S WASHINGTON, D.C. CONTROLLED BY SPAIN MISSOURI KENTUCKY S S NORTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE ARKANSAS TERRITORY (U.S.) ARKANSAS Mississippi R. S S SOUTH S TERRITORY CAROLINA MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA GEORGIA S S LOUISIANA UNORGANIZED N W E S TERRITORY 36o 30’ Compromise Line
Compromise of 1850 MEXICO N W E S OREGON TERRITORY (U.S.) UNORGANIZED MAINE VERMONT MINNESOTA TERRITORY (U.S.) MICHIGAN TERRITORY (U.S.) MICHIGAN NEW HAMPSHIRE WISCONSIN TERRITORY NEW YORK MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN UNORGANIZED TERRITORY (U.S.) RHODE ISLAND CONNECTICUT IOWA PENNSYLVANIA UTAH TERRITORY (U.S.) NEW JERSEY INDIANA OHIO ILLINOIS DELAWARE MISSOURI MARYLAND WASHINGTON, DC CALIFORNIA VIRGINIA KENTUCKY TENNESSEE NORTH CAROLINA NEW MEXICO TERRITORY (U.S.) ARKANSAS UNORGANIZED TERRITORY (U.S.) SOUTH ARKANSAS CAROLINA TERRITORY ALABAMA GEORGIA MISSISSIPPI TEXAS LOUISIANA FLORIDA N W E S MEXICO Compromise of 1850
? ? Another Compromise?! F F F F F F F F F F F F $ F F F F MEXICO N W OREGON TERRITORY (U.S.) MAINE VERMONT F MINNESOTA TERRITORY (U.S.) F MICHIGAN TERRITORY (U.S.) F MICHIGAN NEW HAMPSHIRE WISCONSIN TERRITORY F NEW YORK F F MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN F F UNORGANIZED TERRITORY (U.S.) RHODE ISLAND F F F CONNECTICUT F IOWA PENNSYLVANIA ? UTAH TERRITORY (U.S.) F NEW JERSEY INDIANA OHIO F ILLINOIS F DELAWARE MISSOURI F MARYLAND WASHINGTON, DC CALIFORNIA $ VIRGINIA KENTUCKY ? TENNESSEE NORTH CAROLINA NEW MEXICO TERRITORY (U.S.) ARKANSAS UNORGANIZED TERRITORY (U.S.) SOUTH ARKANSAS CAROLINA TERRITORY ALABAMA GEORGIA MISSISSIPPI TEXAS LOUISIANA FLORIDA N W E S MEXICO Another Compromise?!
? ? The Slave Population F F F F F F F F F F F F $ F F F F MEXICO N W OREGON TERRITORY (U.S.) MAINE VERMONT F MINNESOTA TERRITORY (U.S.) F MICHIGAN TERRITORY (U.S.) F MICHIGAN NEW HAMPSHIRE WISCONSIN TERRITORY F F NEW YORK F MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN F F UNORGANIZED TERRITORY (U.S.) RHODE ISLAND F F F CONNECTICUT F IOWA PENNSYLVANIA ? UTAH TERRITORY (U.S.) F NEW JERSEY INDIANA OHIO F ILLINOIS F DELAWARE MISSOURI F MARYLAND WASHINGTON, DC CALIFORNIA $ VIRGINIA KENTUCKY ? TENNESSEE NORTH CAROLINA NEW MEXICO TERRITORY (U.S.) ARKANSAS UNORGANIZED TERRITORY (U.S.) SOUTH ARKANSAS CAROLINA TERRITORY ALABAMA GEORGIA MISSISSIPPI Percent of the Population That Was Free TEXAS LOUISIANA FLORIDA Percent of the Population That Was Enslaved N W E S MEXICO The Slave Population