to describe the Missouri Compromise and it's place in the growing debate of slavery in the United States.

to use the Missouri Compromise as an example of how federal legislation can solve the slavery problem.

to explain the Missouri Compromise and the opinions the Founding Fathers had about its intent.

to argue the Missouri Compromise was a direct and leading cause of the Civil War.

how future resentment was incited by the Missouri Compromise.

the law that inspired the Missouri Compromise to be passed into legislation.

the detrimental effects of the Missouri Compromise on future legislation.

that the Missouri Compromise was only a temporary solution.

Northern states argued that every state should have the right to determine whether they wanted to allow or forbid slavery; slave states believed that slavery should be outlawed across the nation.

Northern states opposed admitting Missouri as a slave state because Maine had been prohibited from joining the Union as a free state; slave states argued that allowing both states to join would maintain the balance of power in Congress.

Northern states believed permitting more slave states to join the union would encourage more slaves to rebel; slave states argued allowing more slave states would prevent any further rebellion.

Northern states opposed admitting new slave states into the Union because they did not want to lose power in Congress, while slave states argued that it was unfair to deny states the right to chose for themselves whether to allow slavery.

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a devastating civil war.

the elimination of slavery from all states.

a fight between Democrats and Republicans.

the formation of an entirely new country.