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Jefferson did not want slavery expanded, as was allowed by the Missouri Compromise of 1820. He knew that this issue would end up tearing the nation apart. He lamented that the hard sacrifices of 1776 were going to be squandered by the children of those who had fought so hard for freedom and independence. See this letter he wrote in April of 1820: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/159.html In February 1819 Jefferson in Monticello said, "This momentous question, like a fire bell in the night awakened and filled me with terror." Jefferson and other Virginians were convinced that the Tallmadge amendment excluding slavery from Missouri was part of a Federalist conspiracy to create a sectional party and destroy the union.
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What statesmen was the most instrumental in The Missouri Compromise?
Thomas Jefferson started the Missouri Compromise
Who proposed the Missouri compromise?
Jefferson Davis proposed the Missouri compromise.
Who opposed the Missouri Compromise?
Thomas Jefferson
What was Thomas Jefferson's opinion of the Missouri Compromise and why did he hold that opinion?
Thomas Jefferson did not like the Missouri Compromise very much and he feared that it would lead to the destruction of the Union. He held this opinion, because the Missouri Compromise was trying to imprint more slavery and was also trying to balance it. This would obviously lead to a bad end.
What was the time period of the Missouri compromise?
The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820.
What statesmen was the most instrumental in The Missouri Compromise?
Thomas Jefferson started the Missouri Compromise
Who proposed the Missouri compromise?
Jefferson Davis proposed the Missouri compromise.
Who opposed the Missouri Compromise?
Thomas Jefferson
When did Thomas Jefferson write the Missouri Compromise?
Jefferson did not write the Missouri Compromise, but famously opposed it in a letter to John Holms on April 22, 1820. See link.
What was Thomas Jefferson's opinion of the Missouri Compromise and why did he hold that opinion?
Thomas Jefferson did not like the Missouri Compromise very much and he feared that it would lead to the destruction of the Union. He held this opinion, because the Missouri Compromise was trying to imprint more slavery and was also trying to balance it. This would obviously lead to a bad end.
Henry clay's compromise became known as what?
The Missouri Compromise The Compromise of 1850 The Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Why does Jefferson refer to the old federal and republican in The Missouri Compromise?
because in the past they always helped with the right choice
Why does Jefferson refer to the old federal and republican in The Missouri Compromise In the letters to william short and john holmes from jefferson?
im almost positive he didnt say that
What does Jefferson think will be the result of The Missouri Compromise?
The ageing Thomas Jefferson thought it was only a superficial solution, and that it would one day split the nation in two.
What is the correct chronological order of these eventsCompromise of 1850, Three-Fifths Compromise, Missouri Compromise,Emancipation Proclamation?
Three-Fifths Compromise, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Emancipation Proclamation
How can you make a sentence with Missouri Compromise?
The Missouri Compromise was done in 1820. The Missouri Compromise decided North and South Power.
The question about Missouri's admission to the Union and how it was solved was called the?
Missouri compromise
