Frank Nickell said it is difficult to overestimate the importance of the 1820 Missouri Compromise, the agreement by the U.S. Congress to admit Missouri to the union as a slave state while at the same ...

On March 6, 1820, President James Monroe signed into law legislation referred to as the Missouri Compromise, which prohibited slavery in the northern parts of the Louisiana Territory and allowed it in ...

The film discusses the historical context leading to the American Civil War, focusing on the sectional tensions between free and slave states from 1818 to 1861. It highlights key events such as the ...

When the territory of Missouri applied for admission to statehood, the Congress and the nation were confronted with a unique substantive question that had far-reaching implications both for the ...

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*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. A depiction of a slave auction outside the old St. Louis County Courthouse. More than 530 slaves were sold outside the courthouse ...

Outerbridge Horsey, the Delaware senator with an unusual first name, faced a dilemma. The question before the United States Senate would have far-reaching consequences; and Horsey could vote as the ...

Color map, entitled 'Map No 8, Status of Slavery in the United States, 1775 - 1865,' illustrates the territorial application of various slavery related laws, published in 1898. Color map, entitled ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KY3) - Tuesday, August 10 marks the bicentennial of Missouri’s entry as the 24th state to enter the United States. U.S. Congress allowed for admission of Missouri as the 24th ...