6th March 1820: The Missouri Compromise passed by the United States Congress to resolve disagreements over slavery in the western territories

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Missouri was admitted as a slave state while Maine, previously part of Massachusetts, was admitted as a free state to preserve the numerical balance in the Senate. In addition, Congress established a geographical boundary in the remaining Louisiana Purchase territory that meant slavery was prohibited north of latitude ...

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