2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. The Missouri Compromise
In 1819 eleven states in the Union permitted slavery and (1)___ did not. The request by (2)___ for admission as a state caused a debate, because its constitution allowed slavery. (3)___ suggested that Congress admit Missouri as a slave state and (4)___ as a free state. Clay’s proposal, called the (5)___, passed in 1820.
New Western Lands
The territories of Texas, New Mexico, and (6)___ renewed the dispute over the issue of slavery. The annexation of (7)___ became the main issue in the presidential election of 1844. During the Mexican War, the (8)___ was proposed in Congress. It specified that slavery should be prohibited in any lands acquired from (9)___. Senator (10)___ countered, proposing the neither Congress nor a territorial government had the authority to ban (11)___. The (12)___ Party was formed when neither presidential candidate in 1848 would take a stand on slavery. The possibility of new statesentering the Union renewed the Southern con- cern over the balance of power in the (13)___.
A New Compromise
In (14)___ Senator Clay presented a five-part plan to settle the issues dividing Congress. This launched an emotional debate that lasted (15)___. Finally, (16)___ took charge of resolving the crisis. The laws that passed in Congress, known as the (17)___, contained the five main points of Clay’s original plan.