Question

yo i need sum help.. so i just need you to proofread this paragraph:


Caption: A map of the The Missouri Compromise showing a red line signifying the division the North and South.
Summary: Congress was obliged to allow the expansion of slavery into new western territory. This caused debates about the morality of the decision. Eventually, Congress reached a series of agreements that later become know as the Missouri Compromise. This admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a Free state. A line was also drawn through the territories along the 36°30’ parallel, dividing the north and south.


also, was "obliged" a gppd word choice? because it sounds like congress is being forced to do it, but i think the meaning was that congress was being pushed.

Answer 1

Here’s a cleaned-up version plus notes about “obliged.”

Corrected caption:
A map of the Missouri Compromise showing a red line signifying the division between the North and South.

Corrected summary:
Congress was pressured to allow the expansion of slavery into new western territory, which sparked debates over the morality of that decision. Eventually, Congress reached a package of measures that became known as the Missouri Compromise. It admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, and drew a line along the 36°30′ parallel across the remaining territory, prohibiting slavery north of the line (except in Missouri) and permitting it south of the line.

About “obliged”:
- “Obliged” suggests duty or necessity (as if Congress had a binding obligation). If you mean that political forces pushed Congress, better words are “pressured,” “compelled,” or “felt pressure to.”
- Examples:
- “Congress was pressured to allow the expansion of slavery…” (emphasizes outside pressure)
- “Congress felt compelled to allow the expansion of slavery…” (emphasizes internal sense of necessity)
- “Congress was obliged to allow…” (use only if you mean they had a duty or formal requirement)

If you want, I can make the tone more formal or simpler.