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Admitting Missouri to the Union precipitated a major national crisis: Please examine why the North and the South each agreed to the terms of the Missouri Compromise.

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First, please note how the 1819 application for statehood precipitated a major national crisis as well as an enraging debate in Congress over the issue of slavery in the new territories. As a result of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, please note the country division. For example, there was a concern that the South would have an ...

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