Missouri Compromise - Wikipedia: "The immense Louisiana Purchase territories had been acquired through federal executive action, followed by Republican legislative authorization in 1803 during the Thomas Jefferson administration.[26]
In the years following the War of 1812, the region, now known as Missouri Territory, experienced rapid settlement, led by slaveholding planters.[27]
Prior to its purchase in 1803, the rulers of Spain and France had sanctioned slaveholding in the region."
In the years following the War of 1812, the region, now known as Missouri Territory, experienced rapid settlement, led by slaveholding planters.[27]
Prior to its purchase in 1803, the rulers of Spain and France had sanctioned slaveholding in the region."
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