One of the key issues within the Missouri Compromise that slowed Arkansas's process of achieving statehood was the debate over whether Arkansas should be admitted as a slave state or a free state. The Missouri Compromise, which was passed in 1820, prohibited slavery in the northern part of the Louisiana Territory (excluding Missouri) and allowed slavery in the southern part.
Arkansas was located in the southern part of the Louisiana Territory where slavery was allowed, but there was still significant debate among lawmakers about whether Arkansas should be admitted as a slave state. This debate delayed Arkansas's admission as a state, as lawmakers struggled to come to an agreement on this issue.
Ultimately, Arkansas was admitted to the Union as a slave state in 1836, but the debate over slavery within the Missouri Compromise undoubtedly slowed the statehood process for Arkansas.
What issue within the Missouri compromise slowed Arkansas’s process of achieving statehood
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