Missouri

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In 1819, Missouri applied for statehood. Missouri wanted to become a slave state. At this time, the United States was comprised of eleven slave states and eleven free states, which was perfectly even. The northern states fought hard to keep Missouri from entering the country as a slave state. If this happened, the slave states would have a majority in Congress. Luckily, Senator Henry Clay came up with a solution: the Missouri Compromise. The following are terms of the Missouri Compromise:…

affected national politics greatly in the 1820’s, that the Missouri Compromise was to be made to settle things down for a bit. In 1819, the territory of Missouri had reached a population of 60,000 residents and they needed to apply for statehood.…

Before the Missouri Compromise there was a lot of tension between the North and South because of slavery. Though it became even more heated after the Missouri’s 1819 request for admission into the Union as a slave state, which threatened the balance between slave and free states. The reason why the balance was disrupted was because before the request from Missouri there were an even amount of slave and free states. As well as, it would set a precedent for congressional consensus to the increase…

congressmen, which affected the balance of power within Congress. The issue became a bitter struggle for power within Congress between the North and the South, and it was during the consideration of Missouri as a slave state that the two-part Missouri Compromise came into being. The compromise was that Missouri would be allowed to enter the Union as a slave state as long as another free state was also admitted to keep the balance of power in Congress. The second part was to set the future…

The Cause and Effects of Gang Violence in Saint Louis, Missouri Up until the last two decades, Saint Louis, Missouri has been a rather safe and quiet city. But in 2015, the city experienced more homicides than any year in the past two decades and landed itself among the most dangerous cities in America (Murphy “2015 Was St.”). In fact, just this year the city was named the most violent city in America (“St. Louis Named”). A large reason for the violence is gang affiliation. Another cause for…

started on a different route from the Corps of Discovery but met up with them again in St. Charles, Missouri. That is where we began our journey westward along the Missouri River. We had with us Clark’s slave, York, and my Newfoundland dog, Seaman.…

Henry Vest Bingham and died July 7, 1879, in Kansas City, Missouri. Bingham was a self taught artist. He’s well known for his painting like The Country Election. He was actually a Democratic activist and used his art to demonstrate his position. Bingham’s nationality was American. His famous art piece was titled Fur Traders Descending the Missouri. This art…

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).…

The Mexican War ended and the Missouri Compromise On February 2nd of 1848, the war between Mexico and America came to an end at the city of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The war lasted for 2 years. Mexico and America was fighting for the land of California and New Mexico and who would receive it. In 1844, Democrat James Polk won the election and became president. During his presidency he pushed to add Texas to the union. It was added in 1845 and during this time southerners pushed to also add…