Missouri Compromise

Missouri Compromise

The purpose of the Missouri Compromise was to prohibit slavery from growing in the U.S. following the acquisition the Louisiana territory, with the exception of the state of Missouri. On January 16th, 1820, legislation was enacted that allowed Missouri to enter the United Sates as a slave state and Maine as a free state. Also, after the Missouri Compromise went into affect, people in the north were encouraged to return runaway slaves to the south and slavery was still not prohibited anywhere. 

Map of the United Sates after the Missouri Compromise

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