How Did Missouri Compromise Contribute To The Civil War

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The Missouri Compromise was a short-sighted solution to the issue of slavery in the Louisiana territory. The compromise grew the argument of slavery and ultimately led to the breaking of the Union and the civil war. Through the Americans thoughts and ideas, along with the geographical separation, it is clear that the Missouri Compromise led to the south’s secession of the Union and the civil war.
While Northerners argued that slavery should not migrate out West, in the new land acquired by America, southerners claimed that if slavery were not to migrate to the new land, the entire country and its economy would collapse. These differing views “drew a wedge” as Andrew Jackson said. Southerners were not shy to express the value of slavery, most