Missouri Compromise The Missouri Compromise was passed on March 3, 1820. The Congress passed the legislation in Washington D.C under a condition that slavery will forever be prohibited in the Louisiana Purchase territory north of the 36 degrees latitude, excluding Missouri.
The bill that would admit Missouri into the Union as a slavery-prohibited state was first, introduced by Representative James Tallmadge of New York in February 1819. The amendment that James Tallmadge proposed had forbid the importation of slaves and would also free the slaves born in the Missouri territory. The legislation was passed by the House of Representatives that same month but was declined by the Senate. This was due to the fact that the House of Representatives
The bill that would admit Missouri into the Union as a slavery-prohibited state was first, introduced by Representative James Tallmadge of New York in February 1819. The amendment that James Tallmadge proposed had forbid the importation of slaves and would also free the slaves born in the Missouri territory. The legislation was passed by the House of Representatives that same month but was declined by the Senate. This was due to the fact that the House of Representatives