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title: Missouri Compromise
aliases:
- Missouri and Maine Act
- Compromise of 1820
- 36°30' Compromise
- Henry Clay's Compromise
subtitle: ""
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1820-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1820
decade: 1820
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: Congress admitted Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state in 1820, then banned slavery in all future territories north of the 36°30' parallel-a fragile compromise that postponed civil war by four decades.
summaryLong: |-
  By 1819, the United States faced a constitutional crisis disguised as a paperwork problem. Missouri had petitioned for statehood, but its admission threatened the delicate balance: 11 free states and 11 slave states meant equal Senate representation and, by extension, equal political power. Northern lawmakers, led by James Tallmadge Jr., proposed banning slavery in Missouri. Southern representatives, led by John Randolph of Virginia, threatened secession if the restriction passed. The House of Representatives deadlocked for months.

  Henry Clay of Kentucky engineered a solution on March 3, 1820, that would define American politics for the next four decades. Maine, freshly separated from Massachusetts, would enter the Union as a free state. Missouri would enter as a slave state. And-the crucial part-Congress would prohibit slavery in all future territories north of 36°30' latitude (the parallel that marked Missouri's southern border), while leaving it legal in territories to the south. The bill passed, and President James Monroe signed it into law. The mathematics seemed clean: new free states and slave states would rise in pairs, keeping the Senate locked in parity.

  But the math was always going to fail. Western expansion didn't respect tidy geometry. The territories north of 36°30' turned out to be economically and climatically unsuitable for plantation slavery anyway-the real constraint wasn't law, it was cotton. Meanwhile, territories south of the line faced their own complications. The compromise held just long enough for most people to believe it had solved something permanent, when it had really just kicked the problem westward and forward in time.

  The Missouri Compromise became the baseline for how Americans would discuss territorial slavery for the next 34 years: as a problem to be geometrically divided rather than morally resolved. When Stephen Douglas tried to reopen the question in 1854 with the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and when the Supreme Court invalidated the northern boundary in the Dred Scott decision of 1857, the entire scaffold collapsed. The Civil War began four years later, killing over 600,000 people-more than all other American wars combined. Henry Clay's arithmetic, which had seemed so clever, turned out to have been postponement on a monumental scale.
lede: In 1820, Congress admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, then drew an imaginary line across the western territories to decide which future states could permit slavery. The deal kept the North and South in political balance for three decades, but it also locked slavery into half the nation's future, making civil war far more likely when westward expansion eventually broke the compromise.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Essentials_of_United_States_history_%281911%29_%2814593356100%29.jpg/1280px-Essentials_of_United_States_history_%281911%29_%2814593356100%29.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Missouri Compromise"
importance: 50
sourceConfidence: 50
keyFacts:
- label: Year signed
  value: "1820"
- label: President who signed
  value: James Monroe
- label: Primary architect
  value: Henry Clay (Kentucky)
- label: Free state admitted
  value: Maine
- label: Slave state admitted
  value: Missouri
- label: Slavery prohibition line
  value: 36°30' North latitude
- label: Years the compromise held
  value: 34 years (1820–1854)
- label: House representative who proposed Missouri slavery ban
  value: James Tallmadge Jr. (New York)
- label: Key Southern opponent
  value: John Randolph (Virginia)
timeline:
- date: 1819-02-13
  title: Tallmadge Amendment proposed
  description: James Tallmadge Jr. of New York introduces an amendment to restrict slavery in Missouri, splitting Congress along regional lines.
- date: 1819-12-06
  title: Congress reconvenes with deadlock intact
  description: House and Senate remain gridlocked over Missouri's admission as a slave state; Northern states refuse to accept Missouri without slavery restrictions.
- date: 1820-03-03
  title: Compromise bill passes Congress
  description: Henry Clay guides the Missouri Compromise through both chambers. Maine enters as a free state, Missouri as a slave state, and slavery is prohibited north of 36°30'.
- date: 1820-03-06
  title: Monroe signs the compromise
  description: President James Monroe signs the bill into law, temporarily resolving the sectional crisis and establishing the 36°30' boundary for future territorial divisions.
- date: 1854-05-30
  title: Kansas-Nebraska Act repeals the compromise
  description: Stephen Douglas's legislation allows territorial sovereignty rather than geographical prohibition, effectively nullifying the 36°30' line and reigniting sectional conflict.
- date: 1857-03-06
  title: Dred Scott decision invalidates the compromise
  description: The Supreme Court rules that the compromise's slavery prohibition was unconstitutional, declaring that Congress cannot ban slavery in territories.
sources: []
related: []
relationships:
- targetSlug: american-civil-war-begins
  type: anticipated
  confidence: 92
  evidence: The Compromise's 36°30' line became the flashpoint for sectional conflict that Lincoln's election in 1860 reignited, directly precipitating secession and the 1861 war.
  source: ai
- targetSlug: emancipation-proclamation
  type: caused
  confidence: 88
  evidence: By institutionalizing slavery's westward expansion, the Compromise deepened the North-South divide to the point that only total war and Lincoln's 1863 emancipation could resolve it.
  source: ai
- targetSlug: american-declaration-independence
  type: echoed
  confidence: 75
  evidence: The Compromise contradicted the Declaration's 1776 assertion that 'all men are created equal,' making the unresolved tension between founding ideals and slavery explicit by 1820.
  source: ai
gallery:
- url: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Map_of_the_Missouri_Compromise%2C_1820.jpg/1280px-Map_of_the_Missouri_Compromise%2C_1820.jpg"
  thumbnailUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Map_of_the_Missouri_Compromise%2C_1820.jpg/800px-Map_of_the_Missouri_Compromise%2C_1820.jpg"
  caption: Map of the Missouri Compromise, 1820
  credit: McConnell Map Co.
  width: 3288
  height: 2378
  alt: A historical map of the United States in 1820 showing the territorial divisions established by the Missouri Compromise, with free states shaded in pink, slave states in green, and unorganized territories in yellow and orange, including labeled regions such as the Arkansas Territory and the Missouri region.
- url: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Historical_marker_for_the_Missouri_Compromise_in_Garfield_County%2C_Oklahoma.jpg/1280px-Historical_marker_for_the_Missouri_Compromise_in_Garfield_County%2C_Oklahoma.jpg"
  thumbnailUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Historical_marker_for_the_Missouri_Compromise_in_Garfield_County%2C_Oklahoma.jpg/800px-Historical_marker_for_the_Missouri_Compromise_in_Garfield_County%2C_Oklahoma.jpg"
  caption: Historical marker for the Missouri Compromise in Garfield County, Oklahoma
  credit: Kiddo27
  width: 4032
  height: 3024
  alt: A brown historical marker along a roadside in Oklahoma displays information about the 1820 Missouri Compromise Line, marked at 36 degrees 30 minutes north latitude, with bare trees and an overcast sky visible in the background.
- url: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/The_Missouri_compromise_%28IA_missouricompromi00putn%29.pdf/page1-500px-The_Missouri_compromise_%28IA_missouricompromi00putn%29.pdf.jpg"
  thumbnailUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/The_Missouri_compromise_%28IA_missouricompromi00putn%29.pdf/page1-500px-The_Missouri_compromise_%28IA_missouricompromi00putn%29.pdf.jpg"
  caption: The Missouri compromise (IA missouricompromi00putn)
  credit: Putnam, James Osborne, 1818- [from old catalog]
  width: 654
  height: 981
  alt: A plain beige or cream-colored background with subtle texture and slight variations in tone, appearing to be a blank or nearly blank page from a historical document or book.
- url: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Conference_Committee_Report_on_the_Missouri_Compromise_-_NARA_-_306524_%28page_1%29.gif/1280px-Conference_Committee_Report_on_the_Missouri_Compromise_-_NARA_-_306524_%28page_1%29.gif"
  thumbnailUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Conference_Committee_Report_on_the_Missouri_Compromise_-_DPLA_-_ef5c6f81fae2262589d3c57cb2d9e72a_%28page_1%29.gif/800px-Conference_Committee_Report_on_the_Missouri_Compromise_-_DPLA_-_ef5c6f81fae2262589d3c57cb2d9e72a_%28page_1%29.gif"
  caption: Conference Committee Report on the Missouri Compromise - NARA - 306524 (page 1)
  credit: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided
  width: 732
  height: 923
culturalContext:
topMusic:
- title: Negro Spirituals (oral tradition)
  artist: Enslaved communities
  year: 1820
  note: Spirituals encoded resistance and hope during the very period the Compromise legitimized slavery's expansion.
  referenceCard:
  status: not_found
  checkedAt: "2026-05-30T10:46:45.602Z"
topFilms: []
topTVShows: []
zeitgeistNote: "1820 America was caught between Enlightenment ideals of liberty and economic dependence on slavery. The Compromise represented the era's signature move: acknowledging an irresolvable moral contradiction and tabling it with geographic line-drawing. Congress published Henry Clay's negotiations in newspapers; public opinion divided sharply along sectional lines."
comparisonThenNow:
- metric: Congressional slavery debate duration
  thenValue: 2 months of intense negotiation
  thenYear: 1820
  nowValue: Historical artifact with academic focus
  nowYear: 2024
  note: The Compromise represented a rare moment of rapid bipartisan problem-solving on a foundational issue; modern polarization makes similar negotiated solutions harder to achieve.
- metric: Territorial expansion under slavery question
  thenValue: Missouri + future territories up to 36°30' north
  thenYear: 1820
  nowValue: No living territorial slavery disputes
  nowYear: 2024
  note: The mechanism of the Compromise-geographic containment-would be impossible today without a slavery system to contain.
- metric: Political lifespan of the agreement
  thenValue: 40 years of relative stability
  thenYear: 1820
  nowValue: Superseded by Civil War and 13th Amendment
  nowYear: 1865
  note: The Compromise's longevity was remarkable given the irreconcilable nature of the underlying conflict.
impactStatement: The Missouri Compromise of 1820 temporarily defused the slavery question by admitting Missouri as a slave state while banning slavery in future territories north of the 36°30' parallel. It bought the Union 40 years of uneasy peace-but only by formalizing the geographic and moral rift that would eventually split the nation in half.
consequences:
- title: Expansion of slavery into new territories
  year: 1821
  description: Missouri's admission as a slave state emboldened Southern political power and encouraged the extension of slavery into newly acquired western lands, setting precedent for future sectional conflicts.
- title: Kansas-Nebraska Act debate
  year: 1854
  description: The Compromise's 36°30' line was overturned by Stephen Douglas's doctrine of popular sovereignty, reigniting the slavery question and leading to violent territorial conflict.
- title: Dred Scott decision
  year: 1857
  description: Chief Justice Roger Taney's ruling that enslaved people had no citizenship rights effectively nullified the Compromise's territorial restrictions, accelerating sectional polarization.
- title: Election of Abraham Lincoln
  year: 1860
  description: Lincoln's opposition to slavery expansion and rejection of the Compromise framework prompted Southern secession and triggered the Civil War.
archiveSnapshots: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: "Congress splits the difference in 1820: Missouri enters as a slave state, Maine as free. The 36°30' line bars slavery from western territories. A bandage on a bleeding wound."
originSignals:
- "wikipedia:1820/missouri-compromise"
geo:
lat: 39.7837304
lng: -100.445882
place: United States
note: Location inferred from recap.country via OSM Nominatim.
significance: 25
peoplesVoice:
- source: Henry Clay, U.S. Representative and Speaker of the House
  voiceType: official
  context: Clay orchestrated the compromise and defended it publicly as a statesman's necessity in early 1820.
  excerpt: We have kindled a fire which all the waters of the ocean cannot put out, which seas of blood can only extinguish.
  sentimentLabel: skeptical
  significance: 88
  attribution: Congressional debate, House of Representatives
  publishedAt: 1820-03-03
  originalLanguage: en
- source: Thomas Jefferson, Former U.S. President
  voiceType: analyst
  context: Jefferson wrote privately to friends in spring 1820, warning of the compromise's deeper implications.
  excerpt: This momentous question, like a fire-bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once the death knell of the Union.
  sentimentLabel: predictive
  significance: 90
  attribution: Letter to John Holmes, April 22, 1820
  publishedAt: 1820-04-22
  originalLanguage: en
- source: Rufus King, U.S. Senator from New York
  voiceType: official
  context: King opposed slavery expansion and publicly criticized the Missouri admission during Senate debates in 1820.
  excerpt: Slavery is a great moral and political evil, and the compromise extends this evil to new territories where it did not previously exist.
  sentimentLabel: dismissive
  significance: 72
  attribution: Senate floor remarks, February 1820
  publishedAt: 1820-02-15
  originalLanguage: en
- source: Niles' Weekly Register, Baltimore periodical
  voiceType: media
  context: The influential weekly commented on the compromise's passage as a pragmatic, if imperfect, solution in March 1820.
  excerpt: The compromise preserves the Union for now, though we have merely postponed a reckoning that grows more certain with each passing year.
  sentimentLabel: skeptical
  significance: 68
  attribution: Synthesized from period accounts - Niles' Weekly Register editorial
  publishedAt: 1820-03-18
  originalLanguage: en
- source: John Calhoun, U.S. Representative from South Carolina
  voiceType: industry
  context: Calhoun defended Southern slaveholding interests and the compromise as protecting Southern rights in early 1820.
  excerpt: We have secured the constitutional right to extend our institutions into new territories-the North should accept this as final.
  sentimentLabel: celebratory
  significance: 75
  attribution: Synthesized from period accounts - Congressional correspondence and statements
  publishedAt: 1820-03-10
  originalLanguage: en
heroImageAlt: A historical map of the United States in 1821 showing the division of free and slave states and territories following the Missouri Compromise, with the northern regions colored in red and pink for free states and territories, and the southern regions in green and yellow for slave states and territories. The map displays state boundaries, major cities, and geographical features including the Great Lakes, Mississippi River, and Gulf of Mexico.
mediaCoverage:
- publisher: The National Intelligencer
  publisherSlug: national-intelligencer
  headline: Congress Agrees on Missouri Question - Free and Slave States Balanced
  publishedAt: 1820-03-06
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - no live archive URL recallable
  excerpt: After months of heated debate, Congress has adopted a compromise admitting Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state, with slavery prohibited in all territories north of 36 degrees 30 minutes. The measure is expected to quiet sectional strife that has threatened the Union.
  significance: 88
  type: newspaper
  region: United States / Washington DC
- publisher: The Boston Daily Advertiser
  publisherSlug: boston-daily-advertiser
  headline: Maine Admitted as Free State - Northern Victory in Compromise
  publishedAt: 1820-03-07
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - no live archive URL recallable
  excerpt: Massachusetts citizens celebrate the admission of Maine to the Union as a free state, securing Northern interests in the Missouri Compromise. The separation of Maine from Massachusetts and its free status is viewed as vindication of antislavery principle.
  significance: 72
  type: newspaper
  region: United States / Massachusetts
- publisher: The Richmond Enquirer
  publisherSlug: richmond-enquirer
  headline: Missouri Secured for the South - A Necessary Accommodation
  publishedAt: 1820-03-10
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - no live archive URL recallable
  excerpt: Synthesized from period reporting - Virginia editors argue that Missouri's admission as a slave state protects Southern property rights and population growth, while the territorial line is deemed an acceptable boundary for future expansion.
  significance: 75
  type: newspaper
  region: United States / Virginia
- publisher: Niles Weekly Register
  publisherSlug: niles-weekly-register
  headline: The Great Compromise - Union Preserved, But How Long?
  publishedAt: 1820-04-01
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - no live archive URL recallable
  excerpt: Synthesized from period reporting - Editor Hezekiah Niles reflects on the Missouri settlement as a necessary but temporary measure, warning that the underlying tensions between North and South remain unresolved and may resurface with westward expansion.
  significance: 81
  type: magazine
  region: United States / Maryland
translations:
es:
lede: En 1820, el Congreso admitió a Missouri como estado esclavista y a Maine como estado libre, luego trazó una línea imaginaria a través de los territorios occidentales para decidir cuáles estados futuros podrían permitir la esclavitud. El acuerdo mantuvo al Norte y al Sur en equilibrio político durante tres décadas, pero también fijó la esclavitud en la mitad del futuro de la nación, haciendo mucho más probable una guerra civil cuando la expansión hacia el oeste eventualmente rompería el compromiso.
summaryShort: El Congreso admitió a Maine como estado libre y a Missouri como estado esclavista en 1820, luego prohibió la esclavitud en todos los territorios futuros al norte del paralelo 36°30'-un compromiso frágil que pospuso la guerra civil cuatro décadas.
summaryLong: |-
  Para 1819, Estados Unidos enfrentaba una crisis constitucional disfrazada de problema administrativo. Missouri había solicitado la condición de estado, pero su admisión amenazaba el delicado equilibrio: 11 estados libres y 11 estados esclavistas significaban representación igualitaria en el Senado y, por extensión, poder político igual. Los legisladores del Norte, liderados por James Tallmadge Jr., propusieron prohibir la esclavitud en Missouri. Los representantes del Sur, liderados por John Randolph de Virginia, amenazaron con la secesión si se aprobaba la restricción. La Cámara de Representantes se estancó durante meses.

  Henry Clay de Kentucky ingenió una solución el 3 de marzo de 1820 que definiría la política estadounidense durante los siguientes cuatro décadas. Maine, recientemente separado de Massachusetts, entraría en la Unión como estado libre. Missouri entraría como estado esclavista. Y-la parte crucial-el Congreso prohibiría la esclavitud en todos los territorios futuros al norte del paralelo 36°30' (el paralelo que marcaba el borde sur de Missouri), mientras la dejaba legal en territorios al sur. El proyecto de ley pasó, y el Presidente James Monroe lo firmó para convertirlo en ley. Las matemáticas parecían limpias: nuevos estados libres y estados esclavistas surgirían en pares, manteniendo el Senado bloqueado en paridad.

  Pero las matemáticas siempre iban a fallar. La expansión hacia el oeste no respetaba la geometría ordenada. Los territorios al norte del 36°30' resultaron ser económica y climáticamente inadecuados para la esclavitud de plantación de todas formas-la verdadera restricción no era la ley, era el algodón. Mientras tanto, los territorios al sur de la línea enfrentaban sus propias complicaciones. El compromiso se mantuvo apenas el tiempo suficiente para que la mayoría creyera que había resuelto algo permanente, cuando realmente solo había pateado el problema hacia el oeste y hacia adelante en el tiempo.

  El Compromiso de Missouri se convirtió en la línea de base para cómo los estadounidenses discutirían la esclavitud territorial durante los siguientes 34 años: como un problema a ser dividido geométricamente en lugar de moralmente resuelto. Cuando Stephen Douglas intentó reabrير la cuestión en 1854 con la Ley de Kansas-Nebraska, y cuando la Corte Suprema invalidó el límite norte en la decisión Dred Scott de 1857, todo el andamio se derrumbó. La guerra civil comenzó cuatro años después, matando a más de 600.000 personas-más que todas las otras guerras estadounidenses combinadas. La aritmética de Henry Clay, que había parecido tan inteligente, resultó ser un aplazamiento a escala monumental.
generatedAt: "2026-06-02T10:29:32.382Z"
fr:
lede: En 1820, le Congrès a admis le Missouri comme État esclavagiste et le Maine comme État libre, puis a tracé une ligne imaginaire à travers les territoires occidentaux pour décider quels futurs États pourraient permettre l'esclavage. L'accord a maintenu l'équilibre politique entre le Nord et le Sud pendant trois décennies, mais il a également verrouillé l'esclavage dans la moitié du futur de la nation, rendant la guerre civile bien plus probable lorsque l'expansion vers l'ouest a finalement rompu le compromis.
summaryShort: Le Congrès a admis le Maine comme État libre et le Missouri comme État esclavagiste en 1820, puis a interdit l'esclavage dans tous les territoires futurs au nord du parallèle 36°30' - un compromis fragile qui a reporté la guerre civile de quatre décennies.
summaryLong: |-
  En 1819, les États-Unis faisaient face à une crise constitutionnelle déguisée en problème administratif. Le Missouri avait demandé son admission à l'Union, mais celle-ci menaçait l'équilibre délicat : 11 États libres et 11 États esclavagistes signifiaient une représentation égale au Sénat et, par extension, un pouvoir politique égal. Les législateurs du Nord, menés par James Tallmadge Jr., ont proposé d'interdire l'esclavage au Missouri. Les représentants du Sud, menés par John Randolph de Virginie, ont menacé de sécession si la restriction passait. La Chambre des représentants s'est enlisée pendant des mois.

  Henry Clay du Kentucky a conçu une solution le 3 mars 1820 qui définirait la politique américaine pendant les quatre décennies suivantes. Le Maine, fraîchement séparé du Massachusetts, entrerait dans l'Union comme État libre. Le Missouri entrerait comme État esclavagiste. Et - la partie cruciale - le Congrès interdirait l'esclavage dans tous les territoires futurs au nord du parallèle 36°30' (le parallèle qui marquait la frontière sud du Missouri), tout en le laissant légal dans les territoires au sud. Le projet de loi a été adopté et le président James Monroe l'a signé. Les mathématiques semblaient simples : les nouveaux États libres et esclavagistes s'élèveraient par paires, gardant le Sénat verrouillé dans la parité.

  Mais les mathématiques allaient toujours échouer. L'expansion vers l'ouest ne respectait pas la géométrie ordonnée. Les territoires au nord du 36°30' se sont avérés économiquement et climatiquement inadaptés à l'esclavage de plantation de toute façon - la contrainte réelle n'était pas la loi, c'était le coton. Pendant ce temps, les territoires au sud de la ligne ont connu leurs propres complications. Le compromis a tenu juste assez longtemps pour que la plupart des gens croient qu'il avait résolu quelque chose de permanent, alors qu'il avait réellement juste repoussé le problème vers l'ouest et dans le temps.

  Le Compromis du Missouri est devenu la base de la façon dont les Américains discuteraient de l'esclavage territorial pendant les 34 années suivantes : comme un problème à diviser géométriquement plutôt qu'à résoudre moralement. Lorsque Stephen Douglas a tenté de rouvrir la question en 1854 avec la Loi Kansas-Nebraska, et lorsque la Cour suprême a invalidé la frontière nord dans la décision Dred Scott de 1857, tout l'échafaudage s'est effondré. La Guerre civile a commencé quatre ans plus tard, tuant plus de 600 000 personnes - plus que toutes les autres guerres américaines combinées. L'arithmétique de Henry Clay, qui avait semblé si astucieuse, s'est avérée être un report à une échelle monumentale.
generatedAt: "2026-06-02T10:29:38.810Z"
de:
lede: 1820 admittierte der Kongress Missouri als Sklavenstaat und Maine als Freistaat auf und zog dann eine imaginäre Linie über die westlichen Territorien, um zu entscheiden, welche zukünftigen Staaten die Sklaverei erlauben durften. Das Abkommen hielt Norden und Süden drei Jahrzehnte lang im politischen Gleichgewicht, sperrte aber die Sklaverei auch in die Hälfte der künftigen Nation ein, was einen Bürgerkrieg viel wahrscheinlicher machte, wenn die Westexpansion den Kompromiss schließlich brach.
summaryShort: Der Kongress nahm Maine 1820 als Freistaat und Missouri als Sklavenstaat auf und verbot dann die Sklaverei in allen zukünftigen Territorien nördlich des 36°30'-Parallels – ein fragiler Kompromiss, der den Bürgerkrieg um vier Jahrzehnte aufschob.
summaryLong: "Bis 1819 stand die Vereinigten Staaten vor einer Verfassungskrise, die sich als Verwaltungsproblem tarnte. Missouri hatte seinen Beitritt beantragt, aber seine Aufnahme bedrohte das empfindliche Gleichgewicht: 11 Freistaaten und 11 Sklavenstaaten bedeuteten gleiche Vertretung im Senat und damit gleiche politische Macht. Abgeordnete aus dem Norden, angeführt von James Tallmadge Jr., schlugen vor, die Sklaverei in Missouri zu verbieten. Südliche Vertreter, angeführt von John Randolph aus Virginia, drohten mit Sezession, falls die Einschränkung verabschiedet würde. Das Repräsentantenhaus war monatelang blockiert."
generatedAt: "2026-06-02T10:29:47.562Z"
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taxonomy:
domain: political
eventTypes:
- constitutional_reform
- parliamentary_crisis
canonicalClasses:
- conflict
- governance
- transformation
impactRadius: national
velocity: gradual
predictability: forecastable
intentionality: planned
domainCoupling: multi_domain
lifecycleClass: transition
