... the South) a plurality in the Senate. This was unacceptable to the South. The Northerners in The House of Representatives created a bill called the Talmage Amendment, which banned any more slaves entering Missouri and there should be gradual emancipation. The bill was unacceptable to the South, who saw it as an insult to their sovereignty and a blatant attempt by the North to dominate the Senate. A compromise was needed. In 1820 this compromise was made, Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine was admitted as a free state. This compromise was successful but it was clear the situation would occur again. The 36?30` latitude was laid down as the border of southern slavery expansion. Thomas Jefferson famously quoted: "This momentous question like a fireball in the night awakened and filled me with terror" The territorial gain of Louisiana was not enough for the Americans. Texas was becoming heavily inhabited ...

See this essay or coursework document in full right now