The Missouri Compromise

By AJ123

  • The purchase of The Louisiana Purchase

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    The Compromise

  • The Louisiana Territory is renamed.

    The Louisiana Territory was renamed the “Missouri Territory” to avoid confusion with the newly admitted state of Louisiana

  • Missouri Territory Statehood

    The territory Missouri wanted to become a state in early 1818. Many argued if it should’ve been a slave state.

  • Missouri failed petition to become a state

    The Missouri territory failed to become a state after being denied by Congress.