Missouri Compromise- March 3, 1820
tensions began to rise between the anti-slavery North and the pro-slavery South. tensions soon came to a boiling point in 1819 when Missouri wanted to enter the Union as a slave state. This would disrupt the balance between the free and slave states. there were 11 free states and 11 slave states. To keep things even, there was a two-part compromise, which missouri was to enter as a slave state but Maine had to enter as a free state, making the numbers 12 to 12.
There was also an amendment that drew an imaginary line between the free and slave states called the 36 parallel.
This was the most important cause of the war because slave and free states would no longer be equal in number and people felt like whichever one had more, would have more power and more say. …show more content…
Harriet Tubman never lost a person along the way
Network of slave houses and roads leading African Americans to free states
Slave states did not like that their slaves were trying to leave and be free
Some slave revolted in peaceful ways, although some tried to escape they were returned for huge rewards and faced many harsh punishments from their masters.
Traveling to the networks was difficult because there was little food and the journey of crossing rivers, mountains, and swamps.
Also it was difficult because there were “bounty hunters” or people paid to catch slaves and return them to their
tensions began to rise between the anti-slavery North and the pro-slavery South. tensions soon came to a boiling point in 1819 when Missouri wanted to enter the Union as a slave state. This would disrupt the balance between the free and slave states. there were 11 free states and 11 slave states. To keep things even, there was a two-part compromise, which missouri was to enter as a slave state but Maine had to enter as a free state, making the numbers 12 to 12.
There was also an amendment that drew an imaginary line between the free and slave states called the 36 parallel.
This was the most important cause of the war because slave and free states would no longer be equal in number and people felt like whichever one had more, would have more power and more say. …show more content…
Harriet Tubman never lost a person along the way
Network of slave houses and roads leading African Americans to free states
Slave states did not like that their slaves were trying to leave and be free
Some slave revolted in peaceful ways, although some tried to escape they were returned for huge rewards and faced many harsh punishments from their masters.
Traveling to the networks was difficult because there was little food and the journey of crossing rivers, mountains, and swamps.
Also it was difficult because there were “bounty hunters” or people paid to catch slaves and return them to their