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James Monroe is elected as the 5 th President of the United States. First five Presidents in order?. The question of admitting Missouri to the Union divide the nation. Adding Missouri as a slave state would disrupt the balance of free/slave states in Congress. 1817 Congress
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James Monroe is elected as the 5th President of the United States
The question of admitting Missouri to the Union divide the nation. Adding Missouri as a slave state would disrupt the balance of free/slave states in Congress 1817 Congress Slave States Free States 11 11
The law was passed that finally admitted Missouri to the Union was theMissouri Compromise • Henry Clay – “Great Compromiser” I’ve got an idea….. Lets compromise!
What else happened as a result of this law? • Missouri entered as a slave state & Maine entered as a free state Slavery Allowed Slavery
Some European monarchies planned to regain their colonies in Central and South America: • This led to the Monroe Doctrine.