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What role did the Missouri Compromise play in the dispute over slavery?
The Missouri Compromise temporarily solved a dispute over slavery by keeping the number of slave and free states equal. It was later replaced by the Compromise of 1850.
The Compromise of 1850 sought to settle the divisive issues of?
The compromise of 1850 was meant to end a conflict between slave states of the South and free states of the North in America. This dispute was over the status of territories that were gained during the Mexican-American war.
When there is a dispute between states and the federal government over authority who has the authority to settle that dispute?
If there are disputes over authority between local, state, or the national government, how are the disputes resolved?
How did the Missouri Compromise temporarily settle the debate over slavery?
The Missouri Compromise temporarily settled the debate over slavery by allowing Missouri enter the Union as a slave state. Maine was allowed to enter the Union as a free state.
How did the US and Britain settle their dispute over Oregon?
The dispute over the northern boundary of the U.S. claim to the Oregon Territory was was settled in the Treaty of Oregon of 1846, during the presidency of James K. Polk. The treaty established the boundary between British Canada and the U.S. at 49-degrees latitude. -- Contributed by Ray Kovach, Chicago, IL
