The Missouri Compromise was created by Congress in 1819 in order to solve the sectional and political rivalries between the Northern and Southern states. Maine was added as a free state in the North and Missouri was added as a slave state in the South. As a result of this Compromise, there were 22 states in America, divided equally between the two regions. Congress’s intentions was that by each region having 11 states, there would be equal representation in the Senate from the North and South. By dividing the North and South, this made political relations even worse because it completely separated the country. After the compromise was passed, some people noticed immediately the effects the divided territory was going to have politically.
