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Missouri Compromise — The United States in 1819. The Missouri Compromise prohibited slavery in the unorganized territory of the Great Plains (dark green) and permitted it in Missou … Wikipedia
Missouri Compromise — U.S. Hist. an act of Congress (1820) by which Missouri was admitted as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and slavery was prohibited in the Louisiana Purchase north of latitude 36°30 N, except for Missouri. Cf. Kansas Nebraska Act. * * *… … Universalium
Missouri Compromise — (1820) The legislative outcome of a bitter dispute between the House and the Senate of the United States Congress over the status of new states admitted to the Union. The quarrel was a collision of two realities of early American nationhood:… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Missouri Compromise — noun an agreement in 1820 between pro slavery and anti slavery factions in the United States concerning the extension of slavery into new territories • Instance Hypernyms: ↑compromise * * * U.S. Hist. an act of Congress (1820) by which Missouri… … Useful english dictionary
Missouri Compromise — Der Missouri Kompromiss von 1820 war eine Übereinkunft zwischen Pro und Anti Sklaverei Staaten in den USA und regelte die Sklavenhaltung hauptsächlich in den westlichen Territorien. Zu Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts war die amerikanische Nation in… … Deutsch Wikipedia
(the) Missouri Compromise — the Missouri Compromise [the Missouri Compromise] the general name for several US laws passed in 1820–1 to end disputes between slave states and free states. Both groups wanted new states to follow their systems. According to the Compromise,… … Useful english dictionary
Missouri — • The State of Missouri was carved out of the Louisiana Territory, and derives its name from the principal river flowing through its center Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Missouri Missouri … Catholic encyclopedia
Compromise of 1850 — Before the Compromise: Gold Rush California applies to become free state South wants Southern California as slave territory Texas claims territory as far as the Rio Grande New Mexico resists Texas, applies to be free state Texas takes El Paso… … Wikipedia
Missouri in the American Civil War — Confederate States in the American Civil War South Carolina Mississippi Florida Alabama Georgia Louisiana Texas Virginia Arkansas North Carolina … Wikipedia
Missouri — Missourian, adj., n. /mi zoor ee, zoor euh/, n., pl. Missouris, (esp. collectively) Missouri for 3. 1. a state in the central United States. 4,917,444; 69,674 sq. mi. (180,455 sq. km). Cap.: Jefferson City. Abbr.: MO (for use with zip code), Mo.… … Universalium
