1. The Onis Treaty Missouri Compromise
By:Laya Ali and Bayane Baali

2. Missouri Compromise What? When? Where? Who? Why?
it was an effort by congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of missouri late in 1819 for admission as a state in which slavery would be permitted. at the time the u.s contained 22 states evenly divided between slave and free.
the missouri compromise of 1820 was a congressional agreement that regulated the extension of slavery in the u.s for the next 30 years.
the missouri compromise was passed in 1820 admitting missouri as a slave state and maine as a free state
thomas jefferson expressed his opinion on the missouri compromise in a letter to john holms dated april22,1820. the missouri compromise also called the compromise of 1820 was a plan proposed by henry clan of the u.s of kentucky. it was signed by president james monroe and passed in 1820.
to decide which of the new territories acquired under the louisiana purchase would become slave states and which would be free states.

3. Conclusion
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was an effort by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to maintain a balance of power between the slaveholding states and free states. The slaveholding states feared that if they became outnumbered in Congressional representation that they would lack the power to protect their interests in property and trade.

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