The Significance of the Missouri Compromise and the Monroe Doctrine
The Missouri Compromise and the Monroe Doctrine were two of the most important documents written in the presidency of James Monroe (Shi 2016). Both were received much debate and mixed reviews, but have great significance in American History.
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 came about as a result of fear in the South that states added from the western territories would be admitted as free states and cause an imbalance (Shi 2016). At the time, the states were equally divided, eleven slave states and eleven free states. The proposed admission of Missouri put that balance at risk (Shi 2016). So, it was agreed that Maine would also become a state (Shi 2016). The Missouri compromise
The Missouri Compromise and the Monroe Doctrine were two of the most important documents written in the presidency of James Monroe (Shi 2016). Both were received much debate and mixed reviews, but have great significance in American History.
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 came about as a result of fear in the South that states added from the western territories would be admitted as free states and cause an imbalance (Shi 2016). At the time, the states were equally divided, eleven slave states and eleven free states. The proposed admission of Missouri put that balance at risk (Shi 2016). So, it was agreed that Maine would also become a state (Shi 2016). The Missouri compromise