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13 March, 21:24

Missouri Compromise of 1820

• Slavery banned in the Louisiana Territory north of the 36°30' parallel

• Slavery allowed in the Louisiana Territory south of the 36°30' parallel

• Missouri joined the Union as a slave state

What other agreement was a part of this compromise?

The Fugitive Slave Law was enacted to gain the support of southern states.

Kansas was given the choice whether to join the Union as a free or slave state.

A higher tariff was introduced to satisfy manufacturers from northern states.

Maine joined the Union as a free state to keep the total of free and slave states equal.