Missouri Compromise- 1820In 1820 the number of free states and slave states is equal. The Missouri Territory is applying to become a state. They want to become a slave state. Northerners don't want to have more slave states than free, and southerners want slavery to expand into the western territories. If Missouri becomes a slave state, the number will be unequal and slavery might expand even farther. If Missouri becomes a free state, the number of those states will increase and slavery might be ended, hurting the south's plantation economy. There are rumors that Maine wants to enter the union as a free state.
Should Missouri become a free state or slave state? Or is there a way to compromise (make an agreement where both sides win)? YOU decide by clicking on your choice below. Your choices are: A) Missouri should be a slave state, making the number of slave states greater than free states. B) Missouri should be a free state, making the number of free states greater than slave states. C) Missouri should be a slave state and Maine should be a free state, keeping the number equal. |