Missouri Compromise
(1820).In 1817, Missouri became the first territory within the boundaries of the Louisiana Purchase, apart from Louisiana itself, to apply for statehood. Subsequent congressional consideration of the issue led to the first major national debate between free and slave interests. Although the resulting compromise lasted for several decades, the dispute served as an omen of future sectional tensions, one that an aging Thomas ... ...
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