The Missouri Compromise
1. What is Missouri? A state located in the mid-western region of the U.S. It is the 24th state to join the Union Joined in 1821
2. What is a compromise?
2. What is a compromise? a. When people, groups, sides, etc. each give up something they want in order to reach an agreement.
3. What problem led to the Missouri Compromise?
3. What is the Missouri Compromise? 11 Northern Free States 11 Southern Slave States
3. What problem caused the Missouri Compromise? a. Missouri wanted to become a state it was going to be a slave state Northern free states worried b/c Southern slave states would have more power in government
4. How was a compromise reached?
12 Northern Free States 11 Northern Free States NO SLAVERY 11 Southern Slave States 12 Southern Slave States
4. How was a compromise reached? Maine wanted to be a state, it was decided that it would be a free state. Missouri wanted to be a state, it was decided that it would be a slave state. Congress allowed Missouri and Maine to join the Union; this preserved an equal number of free and slave states Slavery would be BANNED north of the 36°N parallel
5. What was the significance of the Missouri Compromise? What did it mean for the United States?