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Compromise
• Mr. McKinney and I
want to go outside at
the same time and to
the same place. How
could we reach an
agreement?
• Each groups gives up
something that was
wanted in order to end
an argument
Missouri Compromise
Warmup:
In 1819, how many free and slave state were there?
(hint: territories are not states)
- In 1820, the Missouri Territory wanted to become
a slave state
- In 1819, the number of free and slave states
in the United States was equal
-This way, both sides had equal
representation in the Senate
How was the problem resolved?
| North South |
Missouri is added as
a slave state
Maine is admitted as
a free state to keep
the balance
- All states SOUTH of the Missouri border
were open to slavery. Those NORTH of the border cannot
have slaves
Results
The south was angry because slavery was limited in the
west.
The Compromise of 1850
Problem: California wanted to become a state. The
balance would again be off in the Senate
| North South |
1. California is admitted
as a free state
1.) Fugitive Slave Law forces northerners
to return runaway slaves
2.) UT and NM territories given “popular
sovereignty” over slavery 2. Slave trade ended in
Washington D.C.
Results
• Northerners did not want to return runaway slaves.
• Southerners did not like that there were more free
states than slave states.
• Both sides were angry about the compromise. It
begins to divide them even more.