1820
Missouri Compromise and Slavery Expansion
The Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while prohibiting slavery north of the 36°30′ parallel in the Louisiana Territory except for Missouri. This legislation temporarily resolved sectional disputes over slavery expansion but entrenched the …
Washington, DC, DC
Slavery & emancipation
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The Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while prohibiting slavery north of the 36°30′ parallel in the Louisiana Territory except for Missouri. This legislation temporarily resolved sectional disputes over slavery expansion but entrenched the institution in new territories.