Missouri Compromise

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:accepts Maine_as_a_free_state
Missouri_as_a_slave_state
gptkbp:challenges abolitionists
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:the_U.S._Congress
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Henry_Clay
gptkbp:divisions slave states
free states
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act
1820
gptkbp:established 36°30′ parallel as a boundary
gptkbp:has political necessity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Missouri Compromise
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:American_Civil_War
the_Tallmadge_Amendment
gptkbp:is_a the Compromise of 1850
failure to resolve slavery issues
gptkbp:is_involved_in reflected the political climate of the time
set a precedent for future legislation
attempted to maintain the balance of power
influenced future legislation on slavery
pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions
Northern_and_Southern_states
gptkbp:is_part_of the larger debate over slavery
the expansion of slavery
gptkbp:is_supported_by slaveholding states
gptkbp:keyEvent the 1820 presidential election
the_history_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:landmark American_legislative_history
gptkbp:led_to political tensions
gptkbp:legislation set the stage for future conflicts
shaped future policies
attempted to balance interests
attempted to resolve conflicts over slavery
temporarily eased tensions
impacted_American_society.
gptkbp:mandates future states
gptkbp:opposedBy free states
gptkbp:saw_the_rise_of gptkb:the_Republican_Party
gptkbp:significantEvent highlighted the divisions in the country
U.S._history
gptkbp:suitableFor temporary solution
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the sectional conflict
the_lead-up_to_the_Civil_War
the_history_of_American_politics
the_Dred_Scott_decision
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Missouri
westward expansion
slavery in the territories
new states into the Union
gptkbp:was_marked_by President_James_Monroe