The War For African American Freedom

However, to balance out the political power, Maine, who had wanted to be its own state for some time now, would be added as a free state. The second part of the compromise was that an imaginary line would be drawn along the southern border of Missouri. This imaginary line would become the dividing line between free and slave states in the North and South and be known as the 36° 30° line.

The Missouri Compromise stated Missouri would be a slave state and Maine would be carved out of Massachusetts and created into a non-slave state. The Missouri Compromise really angered the North, contributing to the Civil War.

The Missouri Compromise was a temporary solution to the issue of slavery and territorial rights such as the movement West. Two areas of land wanted to become states in 1820, known as Maine and Missouri. Maine wanted to enter as a free state with no slavery as everyone in that area was against it and wanted it abolished. Missouri wanted to enter as a slave state and was all for slavery and wanted it to be spread all throughout the country. The compromise everyone came into conclusion with, was that there would be no slavery allowed north of 36° 30’ latitude. This angered the Southerners because their intention was to promote slavery not have it abolished. They realized that this compromise threatened the balance between free and slave states; Maine and Missouri. In order to expand slavery, the South felt that the United States would need territory from Mexico. The only area of land left was in Arkansas and that line became known as the Missouri Compromise line. The impact that the Missouri Compromise had on the United States was tremendous and had many effects on issues such as national politics, the institution of slavery, and the overall togetherness of the nation as a whole.

The Civil War is something almost everyone has a general idea about. It is more than a huge part of America’s history and is the central event in America 's historical consciousness. This war, unlike the American Revolution which created the first American states, determined what kind of nation it would be. Though there are many reasons for the cause of the American Civil War, one of the main reasons is the different attitudes the North and the South had toward slavery. In January of 1863, The Emancipation Proclamation was

The Southern states wanted to keep slavery yet, the North, wanted to stop the expansion of it and above all, abolish slavery. For example, in document three it states, “These Republicans claim the right to make a code of laws for the South, not only in the States, but in the territories, which shall control or prohibit slavery… If Lincoln were President… The Union would be endangered from that hour.” In 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected president. One of his many plans was to cut off the expansion of slavery. Obviously, when he ended up going through with his plan, the South did not respond kindly. Their response was rebelling from the North. The only way they could have kept slavery was if they seceded. In addition, a quote that backs up his hatred towards slavery, Lincoln states, “we deny the authority of congress… to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States.” Clearly, Lincoln was against slavery. He believed that it was unconstitutional and planned to get rid of it once he became president. In conclusion, the Election of 1860 was the final reason for the South seceding from the

The Emancipation Proclamation serves as a turning point of the war which it enlarges the purpose of the war. It changed military policy and popular sentiment and for the first time Union People were fighting against slavery. The proclamation invited former slaves to join the Union Army. The recruitment of African-American troops boosted the morale and power of the Union troops and set the foundation for its final victory against the Confederacy in the Civil War.

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 admitted Missouri as a slave state and balanced the number of slave states and free states by adding Maine as a free state. It also identified a line across the country that allowed slavery to the south and made slavery illegal to the north.

- The South perceived the Wilmot Proviso in this way because it would have confined slavery to the places where it already existed. This would have doomed the slave states to permanent minority status in the growing Union. If the Wilmot Proviso had passed, the number of states with slavery would have remained constant. No new slave states could have been carved out of the eventual Mexican Cession.

Maine also wanted to join as a free state. So there was the Missouri compromise. The Missouri State entered as a slave state while Maine joined as a free state. (So that, 11 free states versus 11 slave states). The balance was maintained.

Missouri Compromise: In order to maintain the balance between slave and free statehood, the Missouri Compromise temporarily dealt with several concerns. First, it admitted Missouri into the Union as a slave state, and Maine as a free state. It also established the Missouri Compromise Line on the southern border of Missouri, above which slavery was prohibited. However, this boundary would pose problems in the future, as the vast majority of the Louisiana Territory banned slavery.

The North had successfully expanded to the west with the backing of the United States government. So naturally, the North was in favor of the current government and its ideals. Majority of Northerners were openly opposed to slavery. The North did not attempt to force the South to give up its rights to slavery but tried restrict it to the current southern states which allowed slavery. The North attempted to address this difference, politically, but was unsuccessful and received much opposition. This put a major wedge between the North and South. Eventually, the South would fire onto Fort Sumter forcing the North to act and declare war (Mauser, 2011, 1-20).

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was conflict having to do with the balance of slave states and free states. At the time, the US had twenty-two states, and there was a perfect balance of slave and free states. Missouri had a request to become a slave state, but that meant that the slave states and free states would be uneven and went against the law written by Henry Clay in 1818. His law was that there had to be an equal number of slave and free states. Slavery wasn’t allowed north of the latitude 36°30.´ To fix this problem, congress created a two part compromise which included Missouri to become a slave state. To help balance it out the other part of the compromise was to add another state which was free, this state was Maine.

Before the Civil War, the issue of slavery and the tensions between the North and the South was evident in America. In order for there to be a balance between the Northern and Southern representatives in the Senate, there would have to be an equal number of slave and free states within the country. In 1820, Missouri wanted to enter as a state, so the Missouri Compromise allowed Missouri to be admitted as a slave state, while Maine was to be admitted as a free state (Document 1A). It also said that no future slave state would be allowed above the 36° 30’ line. It was believed that this compromise would solve the sectional tensions, however, politicians continued to debate on the issue, which further led to a greater divide between the North

1820- The Missouri Compromise makes missouri a slave state and Maine a free state. It also draws a line

The slave territory Missouri applied for admission as a state, and if admitted would give the South an advantage in the U.S. Senate. Enraged by the possible outcome of the South having a greater political advantage, plans for the Missouri Compromise arose. Missouri was admitted as a state, but by order of the Missouri Compromise admitted Maine as a free state to keep balance in the U.S. Senate, and satisfy the free state/slave state ratio. With the admission of both states came the creation of the 36 30 line.