MISSOURI COMPROMISE

Missouri Compromise 1820

Missouri Compromise 1820

Introduction

In early history, when the United States consisted of 13 states, the representation of the northern call them "free" and southern "slave" states in the U.S. Congress and was equal to the fate of slavery in the country Nikogoosobo not worried. However, all that changed as soon as the U.S. began to "grow" the West. Each side began to worry that the other has not received benefits in the parliament, which is known to be formed on two principles: in proportion to the population - the House of Representatives and two members of staff ...