In 1819, Missouri wanted to join the Union, although in the North, as a

slave state. In would make the balance of power in the Congress unequal.

Many Northerners were opposed to the idea. Northerners in Congress refused

to pass the bill. Northerners proposed that Missouri be slave and that no

more slaves were to be brought in and all slave children would be free at

the age of 25, so Missouri would become a Free State.

Southerners were opposed to the idea brought up by Northerners. The

Congress was in debate for many months. Henry Clay proposed that Maine

enter the Union as a Free State. Also, prohibiting slavery north of the

36030', the southern boundary of Missouri. The South agreed since

Plantations would not be able to thrive further North of that line. Many

concerned Americans thought that the slavery issue was resolved.

In 1828, A Tariff was passed to help try to protect New England

Manufactures. The tariff was as high as 45% to 50% of the original

European price. Opponents of the tariff called it the Tariff of

Abomination. Southerners were opposed to the tariff because they exported

to pass in the House because it was controlled by Northerners but it was

also show a continuing separation that would last until the war.

Henry Clay stepped in one more time, he came up with the idea that

After the United States went to war with Mexico, a win meant more land

push was made to keep the Union. It failed. The gap between the North and

about a slave escaping from slavery, the break up of many slave families

effigy. The south felt that all hope was lost. Finally, on the day Lincoln

learned that Pierce was attempting to buy Cuba from Mexico. Northerners

The first vote happened and pro-slavery won. The North said that all of

was founded in 1822 in Africa by former slaves. Paul Cuffe in 1815,

side could to pass a law the one side favored but the other didn't which

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