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The Missouri Compromise (1820) was a U.S. congressional agreement that temporarily settled a sectional conflict over slavery. Its key points:
- Missouri admitted to the Union as a slave state and Maine admitted as a free state, preserving the Senate balance.
- It prohibited slavery in the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase territory north of latitude 36°30′ (except for Missouri).
- Brokered by Henry Clay, it eased tensions between North and South but was a temporary measure; later weakened or overturned by the Kansas–Nebraska Act (1854) and Dred Scott decisions.
- Missouri admitted to the Union as a slave state and Maine admitted as a free state, preserving the Senate balance.
- It prohibited slavery in the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase territory north of latitude 36°30′ (except for Missouri).
- Brokered by Henry Clay, it eased tensions between North and South but was a temporary measure; later weakened or overturned by the Kansas–Nebraska Act (1854) and Dred Scott decisions.
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