Missouri Compromise
Abraham Lincoln did not believe that he needed to compromise with the South on the issue of expansion of slavery in the Territories. He thought that the Southern States were bluffing and would not leave the Union.
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was a compromise between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in Congress agreeing to prohibit slavery in states north of the parallel 36°30' north except in the state of Missouri. Additionally, the state of Maine was allowed to join the Union as a free state. This compromise was passed due to concerns of the creation of the state of Missouri destroying the delicate balance between slave states and free states in Congress.
Slavery was banned when the Civil war began on on April 12, 1861, at 4:30 a.m.
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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
A tropical climate would not be found above 30 degrees latitude. This region typically experiences milder temperatures and is not as consistently warm as areas closer to the equator.
36 degrees north and 30'
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, but prohibited slavery north of the 36°30' parallel in the Louisiana Territory. This line separated free and slave territories in the territory acquired through the Louisiana Purchase.
There is a 30 degrees line of latitude north of the Equator (just above the Tropic of Cancer), and a 30 degrees line of latitude south of the Equator (just below the Tropic of Capricorn). So 30 degrees latitude appears in both the Northern Hemisphere, and the Southern Hemisphere.
The law prohibiting slavery north of parallel 36 30' north was called the Missouri Compromise. This statute was a compromise agreed to by the opposing pro-slavery and anti-slavery reached in 1820 under the presidency of James Monroe.
The law prohibiting slavery north of parallel 36 30' north was called the Missouri Compromise. This statute was a compromise agreed to by the opposing pro-slavery and anti-slavery reached in 1820 under the presidency of James Monroe.
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and established a boundary prohibiting slavery north of latitude 36°30' in the Louisiana Territory. However, it only temporarily appeased tensions over slavery and ultimately failed to resolve the issue, leading to further conflicts such as the Civil War.
A tropical climate with hot and humid conditions year-round would not typically be found above 30 degrees latitude. This region is more likely to have temperate or cooler climates due to its distance from the equator.
The Mason-Dixon Line, located at approximately 39 degrees latitude, became the northern boundary of slavery and its territories in pre-Civil War America. This line separated free states in the North from slave states in the South.
It affected the enormous territory acquired from Mexico (the Mexican Cession) following the Mexican-American War (1846-48). Under the Missouri Compromise (1820), slavery would be allowed in the territories and future states south of 36° 30' N latitude.