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►The Missouri Compromise (1820)The Missouri Compromise (1820)

►The compromise of 1850The compromise of 1850

►Dred Scott DecisionDred Scott Decision

The Missouri CompromiseThe Missouri Compromise

► The Missouri The Missouri Compromise admitted Compromise admitted Missouri to the union Missouri to the union as a slave state.as a slave state.

► It also banned slavery It also banned slavery in territories north of in territories north of 36 30’ latitude.36 30’ latitude.

► South of this line was South of this line was open to slavery.open to slavery.

The Compromise of 1850The Compromise of 1850

► In 1846 northern In 1846 northern democrats endorsed a democrats endorsed a proposal to ban proposal to ban slavery from all slavery from all territories that would territories that would be gained from the be gained from the Mexican warMexican war

► Southerners were Southerners were outraged by this outraged by this proposal , and it failed proposal , and it failed to pass in congress. to pass in congress.

Dred Scott DecisionDred Scott Decision

► The U.S. Supreme The U.S. Supreme Court decided in Court decided in 1857 that slaves 1857 that slaves were property and were property and could not become could not become free by moving to a free by moving to a free state or free state or territory.territory.

► This decision pleased This decision pleased southerners and southerners and angered northernersangered northerners