Lesson 61: The Missouri Compromise

     Slavery became popular in the southern states of the U.S.  and the slaves became extremely important to their economy.
 When the state of Missouri requested to become a slave state, it became another subject of controversy in Congress.
Northern states believed that making Missouri a slave state would upset the balance of representation in Congress.
 The Missouri Compromise was created to end the argument by making Missouri a slave state and separating Maine from Massachusetts and making it a free state.
 This compromise did avoid the issue of slavery but it was not resolved.