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Missouri Compromise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (570 words) |
 | The Missouri Compromise, also called the Compromise of 1820, was an agreement passed in 1820 between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States, involving primarily the regulation of slavery in the western territories. |
| Before the bill was returned to the house, a second amendment was adopted on the motion of Jesse Burgess Thomas of Illinois, excluding slavery from the Missouri Territory north of 36° 30’ (the southern boundary of Missouri), except within the limits of the proposed state of Missouri. |
| When the question of the final admission of Missouri came up during the session of 1820-1821, the struggle was revived over a clause in the new constitution (1820) requiring the exclusion of "free negroes and mulattoes" from the state. |
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