Missouri Compromise

By 1820, there were 22 states in the United States.

• True

• False

How was the state of Missouri acquired?

• war with France

• Louisiana Purchase

• it was formerly a part of Illinois

• Louisiana sold it

Define Popular Sovereignty 

What was the big deal surrounding Missouri's admission as a new state?

• People didn't want to name the state Missouri

• Slavery would spread to Europe

• Missouri would have been a slave state, thereby upsetting the balance between free and slave.

Missouri Compromise:  Missouri admitted as a slave state, and Maine admitted as a free state.

• False

• True

What was the second part of the Missouri Compromise? What was good and bad about this?

• Slavery would be banned in Washington DC

• It banned slavery north of latitude 36'30 in all new states, but did nothing to stop or limit slavery in states where it already existed.

• Washington DC would be the capital and Hamilton would get his financial plan