Missouri Compromise
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The Missouri Compromise was an 1820 U.S. federal statute that temporarily eased sectional tensions by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state while banning slavery in most of the remaining Louisiana Territory north of the 36°30′ parallel.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Missouri Compromise canonical | 14 |
| Missouri Compromise of 1820 | 5 |
| Compromise of 1820 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T424727 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Missouri Compromise Context triple: [Compromise of 1850, follows, Missouri Compromise]
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Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a package of U.S. laws intended to ease sectional tensions over slavery and territorial expansion, notably admitting California as a free state while strengthening the Fugitive Slave Act.
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Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was an 1803 land deal in which the United States bought a vast territory from France, doubling the nation's size and securing control of the Mississippi River region.
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Gadsden Purchase agreement
The Gadsden Purchase agreement was an 1853 treaty between the United States and Mexico in which the U.S. bought a strip of land in present-day southern Arizona and New Mexico to facilitate a southern transcontinental railroad and finalize the continental border.
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Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was a 1787 act of the U.S. Congress that established the process for governing and admitting new states from the Northwest Territory, setting important precedents for westward expansion and the prohibition of slavery in that region.
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Compromise of 1790
The Compromise of 1790 was a pivotal political deal in early U.S. history in which Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison agreed to secure federal assumption of state debts in exchange for locating the national capital along the Potomac River.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Missouri Compromise Target entity description: The Missouri Compromise was an 1820 U.S. federal statute that temporarily eased sectional tensions by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state while banning slavery in most of the remaining Louisiana Territory north of the 36°30′ parallel.
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A.
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a package of U.S. laws intended to ease sectional tensions over slavery and territorial expansion, notably admitting California as a free state while strengthening the Fugitive Slave Act.
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B.
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was an 1803 land deal in which the United States bought a vast territory from France, doubling the nation's size and securing control of the Mississippi River region.
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C.
Gadsden Purchase agreement
The Gadsden Purchase agreement was an 1853 treaty between the United States and Mexico in which the U.S. bought a strip of land in present-day southern Arizona and New Mexico to facilitate a southern transcontinental railroad and finalize the continental border.
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D.
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was a 1787 act of the U.S. Congress that established the process for governing and admitting new states from the Northwest Territory, setting important precedents for westward expansion and the prohibition of slavery in that region.
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E.
Compromise of 1790
The Compromise of 1790 was a pivotal political deal in early U.S. history in which Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison agreed to secure federal assumption of state debts in exchange for locating the national capital along the Potomac River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
compromise ⓘ legislative act ⓘ |
| admittedStateAsFreeState | Maine ⓘ |
| admittedStateAsSlaveState | Missouri ⓘ |
| aimedTo | maintain balance between free and slave states ⓘ |
| allowedSlaveryIn | Missouri ⓘ |
| allowedSlaverySouthOfParallel | 36°30′ north latitude (except Missouri) ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Missouri Compromise
ⓘ
surface form:
Compromise of 1820
|
| bannedSlaveryIn | most of the remaining Louisiana Territory north of 36°30′ ⓘ |
| bannedSlaveryNorthOfParallel | 36°30′ north latitude ⓘ |
| contributedTo | growing sectionalism between North and South ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1820 ⓘ |
| declaredUnconstitutionalBy | Dred Scott v. Sandford ⓘ |
| declaredUnconstitutionalInYear | 1857 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Compromise of 1850 ⓘ |
| freeStatesCountChange | increased by admitting Maine ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Louisiana Purchase
ⓘ
surface form:
Louisiana Purchase territory
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| historicalPeriod | Antebellum period ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major milestone on the road to the American Civil War ⓘ |
| influenced | sectional politics in the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| keyFigureInDebate |
Daniel Webster
ⓘ
Henry Clay ⓘ John C. Calhoun ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterAffectedBy | Kansas–Nebraska Act ⓘ |
| legalEffect | set geographic boundary for slavery in western territories ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| longTermOutcome | failed to provide permanent solution to slavery expansion ⓘ |
| maintainedBalanceBetweenFreeAndSlaveStates | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | slavery in the United States political conflict ⓘ |
| precededBy | debates over Missouri statehood ⓘ |
| presidentAtTime | James Monroe ⓘ |
| regulated | slavery in the western territories of the United States ⓘ |
| relatedToTerritory |
Louisiana
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surface form:
Louisiana Territory
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| resultedIn | temporary easing of sectional tensions between North and South ⓘ |
| sectionalIssue | slavery ⓘ |
| signedBy | James Monroe ⓘ |
| slaveStatesCountChange | increased by admitting Missouri ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
admission of new states
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status of slavery in territories ⓘ |
| topic | expansion of slavery ⓘ |
| year | 1820 ⓘ |
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Subject: Missouri Compromise Description of subject: The Missouri Compromise was an 1820 U.S. federal statute that temporarily eased sectional tensions by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state while banning slavery in most of the remaining Louisiana Territory north of the 36°30′ parallel.
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