In 1820, lawmakers developed a compromise that would allow ... stating, “This Missouri question by a geographical line of division is the most portentous one I have ever contemplated.

NORRIS: - the Missouri Compromise of 1820. It was at a time when there was ... In the Louisiana territory, you draw this line at 36°30' and there is no slavery north of the 36°30'.

When the territory of Missouri applied ... The enabling act of March 6, 1820, made it clear, however, that fugitive slaves could be apprehended north of the compromise line and returned to their ...

It highlights key events such as the Missouri Compromise, the Wilmot Proviso, and the Compromise of 1850, which aimed to maintain a balance between North and South regarding slavery. The film also ...

On March 3, 1820, Congress approved the Missouri compromise, a law that maintained ... Louisiana Territory north of the 36° 30´ latitude line, except for Missouri. But the House rejected the ...

On this day in 1820, President James Monroe signed the Missouri Compromise, a measure to keep ... The bill barred slavery in territories north of a line drawn at Missouri’s southern boundary ...

When the territory of Missouri applied ... The enabling act of March 6, 1820, made it clear, however, that fugitive slaves could be apprehended north of the compromise line and returned to their ...