The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was a landmark legislation that maintained the 34-year balance of power between free and slave states by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while banning slavery north of the 36°30' parallel in the Louisiana Purchase territory; this compromise worked until it failed, prompting subsequent compromises including the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.
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Opening the Vault: The Conference Committee Report on the Missouri CompromiseAdded:
The Missouri Compromise was a landmark piece of legislation that maintained [music] the delicate 34-year balance of power between free states and slave states.
Missouri was admitted as a slave state, [music] while Maine joined as a free state.
With the exception of Missouri, [music] it banned slavery above the 36°30' parallel, the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase. The compromise worked until it didn't, prompting many compromises to follow, including the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska [music] Act of 1854.
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