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The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 and designated where slavery would be allowed when a new state entered the union. This line was also called the Mason-Dixon line.

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The Southern border of Missouri.

This parallel was taken as the reference-point for Western territories that wanted to become states. Anywhere North of this line would be free soil.

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Mason-Dixon Line

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