1. EQ: What are the causes and effects of the conflict that erupted over the proposed statehood of Missouri?

2. Background Knowledge In 1848, there were 15 free states and 15 slave states. Power was balanced in the Senate. Northerners wanted to forbid slavery in new territories, while Southerners wanted to allow it. This caused Southerners to threaten to secede (form a new nation), which Northerners did not want. They agreed on a compromise: they would let voters decide ( popular sovereignty )

3. Free state: did not allow slavery Slave state: allowed slavery New lands were being opened to settlers. Congress set up governments for these lands, and some of the region became territories. When a territory’s population was large enough, it could become a state.

4. The Missouri Question - Northerners were against adding Missouri to the union as a slave state because it would disrupt the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states. Illinois (1818)Alabama (1819) Indiana (1816)Mississippi (1817) Ohio (1803)Louisiana (1812) Vermont (1791)Tennessee (1796) Rhode IslandKentucky (1792) New YorkVirginia New HampshireNorth Carolina MassachusettsSouth Carolina ConnecticutMaryland New JerseyGeorgia PennsylvaniaDelaware Balance of Free and Slave States (1819) Free StatesSlave States Original 13 States

5. Missouri Compromise (1821) Missouri was admitted to the union as a slave state, and Maine was admitted as a free state. Illinois (1818)Alabama (1819) Indiana (1816)Mississippi (1817) Ohio (1803)Louisiana (1812) Vermont (1791)Tennessee (1796) Rhode IslandKentucky (1792) New YorkVirginia New HampshireNorth Carolina MassachusettsSouth Carolina ConnecticutMaryland New JerseyGeorgia PennsylvaniaDelaware Balance of Free and Slave States (1821) Free StatesSlave States Original 13 States Maine (1820)Missouri (1821)

6. An imaginary line was drawn across the southern border of Missouri at the latitude 36 30'N. 36, 30’

7. Slavery was allowed in the part of the Louisiana Purchase south of the 36, 30'N. Slavery was banned north of 36, 30'N, except for Missouri. Sectionalism – loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country.

8. Compromise of 1850 Congress allowed settlers in some territories to make the decision for themselves.