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  2. Missouri Compromise - Wikipedia

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    Maine was admitted in 1820, [101] and Missouri in 1821, [102] The trend of admitting a new free or slave state to balance the status of previous ones would continue up until the Compromise of 1850. The next state to be admitted would be Arkansas (slave state) in 1836, quickly followed by Michigan (free state) in 1837.

  3. 1820 United States presidential election in Missouri - Wikipedia

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    Eventually, the Missouri Compromise allowed Missouri to be a slave state, however, they could not admit any more states above a line marked by the new Arkansaw Territory. [a] On March 6, 1820, Congress passed a law directing Missouri to hold a convention to form a constitution and a state government. This law stated that "…the said state ...

  4. Wilmot Proviso - Wikipedia

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    Missouri Compromise (1820) Tariff of 1828; Nat Turner's Rebellion (1831) Nullification crisis (1832–33) Abolition of slavery across British colonies (1834) Texas Revolution (1835–36) United States v. Crandall (1836) Gag rule (1836–44) Commonwealth v. Aves (1836) Murder of Elijah Lovejoy (1837) Burning of Pennsylvania Hall (1838) American ...

  5. Constitution of Missouri - Wikipedia

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    The first constitution was written by Constitutional Convention in 1820 in only 38 days, and was adopted on July 19, 1820. [2] [3] One of the results of the Missouri Compromise, Missouri was initially admitted to the Union as a slave state, and the constitution specifically excluded "free negroes and mulattoes" from the state.

  6. Tallmadge Amendment - Wikipedia

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    In 1820, the Missouri Compromise was passed without the Tallmadge Amendment. The Compromise attempted to appease both sides of the debate by admitting Missouri as a slave state in exchange for the admission of Maine as a free state and by the complete prohibition of slavery in all of the remaining Louisiana Purchase territory north of the 36 ...

  7. Jesse B. Thomas - Wikipedia

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    In 1820, Thomas proposed the Missouri Compromise to limit slavery above the southern border of Missouri. In 1823 he switched parties and became a Crawford Republican . He served as chairman on the Committee on Public Lands in the 16th and 18th Congresses .

  8. 1820 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    March 3 & 6 – Slavery in the United States: The Missouri Compromise becomes law. March 15 – Maine is admitted as the 23rd U.S. state (see History of Maine). April 24 – The Land Act of 1820 reduces the price of land in the Northwest Territory and Missouri Territory encouraging Americans to settle in the west.

  9. Timeline of the history of the United States (1820–1859)

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    1820 – Massachusetts divided in two with the admission of Maine as a state. 1820 – U.S. presidential election, 1820: James Monroe reelected president unopposed, Daniel D. Tompkins reelected vice president. March 4, 1821 – President Monroe and Vice President Tompkins begin their second terms; 1821 – Missouri becomes a state