1. Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1820

2. What changes did it bring?
Divides North and South
Missouri and Maine are added

3. How did it solve problem?
To keep balance states were suppose to be admitted in pairs (free and slave)

4. What territory added to slave?
Missouri
Arkansas & Florida territory

5. What territory added to free?
Maine
Unorganized and Michigan

6. What did South gain/lose
Gain = Promise slavery would continue to exist south of the line
Lose = access to farm land in the Great Plains (but thought that was bad farming land)

7. Why would South look to land in MX?
Need land to expand into, think Great Plains has poor farm land and MO compromise prohibits slavery in the North

8. Why JQA fear compromise?
Think just a temporary solution to much bigger problem