Missouri Compromise: Facts & Related Content

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Date 1820
Location MissouriUnited States
Context American Civil Warthe South

Did You Know?

  • Henry Clay gained the nicknames "the Great Pacificator" and "the Great Compromiser" because of his role in the Missouri Compromise.
  • The Missouri Compromise was declared unconstitutional in Dred Scott v. Sandford.
  • The compromise was condemned by some Southerners because it set the precedent that Congress could make a law regarding slavery.

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Henry Clay
Henry Clay
American statesman
James Monroe
James Monroe
president of United States
Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce
president of United States