The Missouri Compromise
banned slavery in the
region north of 36˚30’N.
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Slave territory
Slave state
Free territory
Free state
The Missouri Compromise, 1820
Missouri
Compromise
line (36°30’N)
LA
ARKANSAS
TERRITORY
MISSOURI
UNORGANIZED
TERRITORY
MICH
IGA
N
MS
IL
AL
TN
IN
TER
RIT
OR
Y
KY
GA
OH
SC
DE
MD
MA
RI
CT
NJ
NH
UNORGANIZED
TERRITORY
(FLORIDA)
NC
VA
PA
NY
VT
MAINE
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