The Missouri Compromise of 1820

The Missouri Compromise and the compromise of 1850 were two very important compromises preceding the Civil War. first off in 1820 the country was going through economic Changes some changes involved manufacturing in the northeast cotton in the south and expanding frontier in the west.
these changes started to cause tension along the sections. Major problems started to occur when missouri applied for statehood. at that time the us was even eleven were free and elevan were slave states. neither side wanted to throw the even balanc...