Missouri Compromise Of 1820 To 1860

In the years on up to the Missouri Compromise of 1820, tensions began to rise between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups across the country. The horrible compromise that sacrificed the rights of African Americans in favor of a more stronger union in the states exploded once more in 1819 when Missouri requested to join the United States as a slave state. In 1819, the nation had eleven free and eleven slave states creating a balance in the U.S. senate. Missouri's entrance threatened to throw this parity in favor of slave’s strong feelings toward it. The debate in Congress over the admission of Missouri was unusally and extraordinary bitter after Congressman James Tallmadge from New York put forward an idea that slavery be banned in the new state.

Senate. In 1811, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, then he eventually served as Speaker of the House. Clay changed the role of Speaker of the House and made it the powerful position it is today. He held that office longer than anyone in the history of the House of Representatives. In part due to Clay’s political pressure, the U.S. went to war with Britain in the War of 1812. He also encouraged the U.S. participation in the War of 1812. However, he later served as a member of the treaty delegation that negotiated the Treaty of Ghent, playing a very important role to help end the war and protect American interests. The United States came together as a nation of importance and influence in the world, as the result. Clay pushed for several Latin American republics, advocated for a national bank and perhaps most importantly, argued strongly and successfully for a negotiated a settlement between slave-owning states and the rest of the country over its western policy. Missouri Compromise was the result, which passed in 1820, found a balance that allowed for America’s continued western expansion while simultaneously holding off any bloodshed over the hot topic of slavery. The Compromise of 1850 done what it set out to do, it kept the nation united, but the solution was only for a little while. Over the following decade the country's citizens became further separated over the issue of

Known as "The Great Compromiser" and "The Great Pacifier" for his skills to bring others to an accordance in opinion, he was the founder and leader of the Whig Party and a leading supporter of programs for adapting to modern things in the economy, especially tariffs to keep industry safe from international competition, a national bank, and internal enhancements to promote canals, ports and railroads. He was one of the most important and famous congressmen in American history and played a center role in shaping and making sure the passage of the most critical section compromises of the antebellum era. Clay was the ideal person that became a very important, popular man because of what he stood for and achieved during his