viewed favorably by Southerners, but not Northerners.

viewed favorably by both Southerners and Northerners.

viewed unfavorably by both Southerners and Northerners.

viewed favorably by Northerners, but not Southerners.

that the Missouri Compromise was only a temporary solution.

the detrimental effects of the Missouri Compromise on future legislation.

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

how future resentment was incited by the Missouri Compromise.

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.

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.

the idea that Missouri is geographically closer to slave states, so logically it should be a slave state.

the power the federal government has to pass laws that must be upheld by all states.

the concept that a state can make its own decisions, separate from those of other states.

the right that white people have to determine the fate of black people.

a fight between Democrats and Republicans.

a devestating civil war.

the formation of an entirely new country.

the elimination of slavery from all states.

most slaves joined in rebellions when they were able to.

many slaves tried to escape, rather than be relocated to the West.

although Vesey's slave revolt was unsuccessful, many rebellions were successful.

slave rebellions often led to harsh consequences for the black community.

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demonstrating how the Missouri Compromise affected attitudes towards slavery and rebellion.

contrasting the effects of Nat Turner's slave revolt with the earlier one led by Denmark Vesey.

showing that Southerners were more likely to dislike the Missouri Compromise than Northerners.

illustrating that many people viewed western expansion more negatively than positively.