The Territory of Missouri was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from June 4, 1812, [1] until August 10, 1821.

25 окт. 2024 г. · It marked the beginning of the prolonged sectional conflict over the extension of slavery that led to the American Civil War.

In 1812, settlers organized Missouri as its own territory apart from the Louisiana territory. It also established a system of courts to resolve disputes.

29 окт. 2009 г. · The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was a law that tried to address growing sectional tensions over the issue of slavery.

10 мая 2022 г. · This legislation admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state at the same time, so as not to upset the balance between slave and free ...

The Missouri Compromise was federal legislation of the United States that balanced the desires of northern states to prevent the expansion of slavery in the ...

Passed as a package, the Missouri Compromise included the Thomas Amendment and stipulated that Maine (a free state) and Missouri (a slave state) would be ...

President James Monroe signed the federal legislation August 10, 1821, officially making Missouri the 24th state in the union.

10 авг. 2024 г. · On August 10, 1821, Missouri entered the Union as the twenty-fourth state. Named after the Native American people who originally inhabited the land.

The Missouri Compromise created a geographical line that determined if newly admitted states would permit slavery. The result was a further divided nation.