1. Missouri
Compromise
1820

2. Background
 Louisiana Purchase-1803
 Missouri Territory grew in population and
applied for statehood in 1819.
 James Tallmadge proposed a bill to ban
slavery.
 There were 22 states. 11 free states and 11
slave states.

3. The Compromise
 In 1820 Maine applied for statehood.
 Henry Clay proposed a bill to make
Missouri a slave state and Maine a free
state in March of 1820.
 36° 30 line.
 This was all combined into one bill in the
Senate.
 Missouri finally became a state in 1821.

4. Map

5. What was accomplished?
 Balance was preserved.
 North gained great amounts of land that
could never have slavery.
 South gained another slave state where
they could bring slaves.

6. Attitudes
 Although this topic was debated strongly
by both sides, neither was too terribly
unhappy with the outcome.
 Northern land wasn’t ideal for slaves.

7. Long-Term effects
 Lasted for 34 years.
 Repealed by Kansas-Nebraska act in 1854
 Declared unconstitutional
 Foreshadowed the Civil War

8. The End