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What is "the new Missouri Compromise"?

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What is "the new Missouri Compromise"? It's sometime around World War II. Thanks!

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  1. Look in your history book. It is there.


  2. it allowed Missouri, a union state to have slaves like the confederate states.

  3. Ok, I went searching for this on Google and found nothing except the main Missouri Compromise in 1821. This was not it, obviously.

    The other Missouri Compromise came about as a result of an attempt by the Missouri state convention to exclude "free negroes and mulattoes" from the new state. This wouldn't have been acceptable to the Congress, who had to approve the new Constitution for Missouri to be admitted. A second compromise was worked out by Henry Clay, and I couldn't remember the details so I contacted the Ask a Librarian site at the University of Missouri at Columbia. The reply came from Goodie Bhullar and this quote that follows is from her e-mail.

    The Second Missouri Compromise

    "There was now a controversy between the two houses not only on the slavery issue, but also on the parliamentary question of the inclusion of Maine and Missouri within the same bill. The committee recommended the enactment of two laws, one for the admission of Maine, the other an enabling act for Missouri without any restrictions on slavery but including the Thomas amendment. This was agreed to by both houses, and the measures were passed, and were signed by President James Monroe respectively on March 3 and on March 6 of 1820. When the question of the final admission of Missouri came up during the session of 1820-1821, the struggle was revived over a clause in the new constitution (1820) requiring the exclusion of "free negroes and mulattoes" from the state. Through the influence of Henry Clay an act of admission was finally passed, to come into operation as soon as the state legislature would pledge itself not to pass any legislation to enforce this clause. This is sometimes known as the second Missouri Compromise.

    Hope this helps.

    Goodie Bhullar"

    I echo Ms. Bhullar's sentiments. I have already sent her a thank you reply.

    As to anything closer to World War II, I am not aware of it.

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