Southern states relied on slaves for their cotton production which was vital to their survival .
because slavery had died out for the most part after the civil war when the south agreed to rejoin the north
The Missouri Compromise was the first attempt to ease the looming crisis over slavery. It effectively prevented the spread of slavery into new states but did nothing to eliminate slavery in current slave states.
The Connecticut Compromise was reached at the convention regarding slavery
They passed the Three-Fifths Compromise and another compromise that stated that slavery would not be abolished until 1808.
The Thee-Fifths Compromise
Missouri Compromise
because slavery had died out for the most part after the civil war when the south agreed to rejoin the north
The Missouri Compromise - No slavery North of the parallel 36.30
The Missouri Compromise was the first attempt to ease the looming crisis over slavery. It effectively prevented the spread of slavery into new states but did nothing to eliminate slavery in current slave states.
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.
To address the conflict over slavery
the growing sectionalism over the issue of slavery
The growing sectionalism over the issue of slavery
To address the conflict over slavery
The Compromise of 1850.
To address the conflict over slavery
The Missouri Compromise postponed the issue of slavery.