answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

It actually averted war for thirty years.

The problem came when California was up for entry to the USA, and it extended too far on either side of the Missouri Line - both sides claimed it.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

The final attempted compromise would have restored the terms of the Missouri Compromise, which allowed slavery in new states South of the Missouri line.

It was this condition that Lincoln would not accept, and so the last attempt at compromise failed.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

The North had led the Misssouri Compromise rather TOWARDS the Civil War instead of right into it but the South had gained Missouri as a slave state, which violated the boundary of where slave states were not allowed to be, since it was really the free state territory. Later North had gained Maine, and suddenly rebels in South Carolina had open-fired and layed a bombardment at Fort Sumter for HOURS though absolutely no casualties had taken place. This was to be the "official" -ish start of the Americn Civil War...if that answers your question

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

because the north may start wanting the south to become a free state and this may have started an argument that led to the civil war

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: How did the Missouri compromise contribute to the beginning of the civil war?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Continue Learning about Military History

What were the two sides in the American Civil War?

itt wass the unitedd statess and thee confederate states.


Which of these did not contribute to the outbreak of the Civil War?

foreign diplomacy...:which of these did not contribute to the outbreak of the civil war


Why wasn't the north and the south able to compromise over their differences in 1861?

They did - the Missouri Compromise. This lasted thirty years, and was only rendered impractical by the admission of California, a state that extended so far on either side of the Missouri line that both sides claimed it. If only California could have been admitted as two separate states - North and South - there needn't have been a Civil War. The Missouri Compromise was very sensible, and deserved to last.


Was succession against the constitution before the civil war?

As a matter of fact, Maine and several other northeastern states tried to secede in 1856!


Which territories were affected by the compromise of 1850 and how?

The Missouri Compromise of 1850 affected Kansas & Nebraska territories. The Compromise was an extension of the one made in 1820. The idea behind the compromises was to maintain the balance of free states and slave states. Now the statehood of Kansas & Nebraska came into the mix. The consensus of Congress was that left to themselves, the people of Kansas would follow the lead of Missouri and vote to become a slave state. Also, that the people of Nebraska would vote for a "free state". Later events, such as a major conflict in Kansas & the soon to come Civil War would send the compromises into a free fall.

Related questions

What compromise lead to the civil war?

the Missouri compromise, the 3/5 compromise, and the compromise of 1850 no it was thethe Missouri compromise, the 3/5 compromise, and the compromise of 1850


How did the Missouri compromise cause the Civil War?

== ==


How did the Missouri compromise help to postpone the outbreak of the civil war?

The Missouri Compromise maintained the balance between slave and free states.


How sectionalism and the Missouri compromise related?

Sectionalism and the Missouri compromise was related in such a way that slavery was the primary issue. This led to Civil War.?æ


How was the Civil War nearly avoided?

The US Civil War was delayed by the Missouri Compromise, but not avoided,


What did The Missouri Compromise say about slavery?

The Missouri Compromise made slavery illegal in much of the US, except for the state of Missouri. Some people believe that this made the Civil War erupt later than it would have without the compromise.


What did the Missouri Compromise prevent?

The Missouri Compromise helped prevent the civil war by equalling the power in between free states(NORTH)and slave states(SOUTH)


How many years after the Missouri Compromise did the Civil War begin?

41 years


What was the impact of the civil war after The Missouri Compromise?

There was no Civil War while the Missouri Compromise was in force. It kept the peace for thirty years. It was the debate over the admission of California, following the Mexican War, that made the Missouri Compromise inoperable (because the new state extended so far on either side of the line) and a new Compromise had to be worked out. This one did not last.


Was theMissouri Compromise long-term effect of the plan to delay the Civil War or hasten the Civil War?

The Misouri Compromise of 1820 delayed the Civil War for a generation. It was undone by the Compromise of 1850, and barely ten years after the end of the Missouri Compromise disunion and war came.


What did The Missouri Compromise have on the civil war in St. Louis?

The Missouri compromise made Missouri a slave state and so naturally put it into the Confederate camp when the Civil War broke out. Free state Illinois is just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis so there many ties with the Union as well.


What did the north lose from the Missouri compromise of 1820?

It lost the state of Missouri to the Slave-owners, though when it came to the Civil War, Missouri narrowly voted to stay loyal.