Poem asking that Maine not be a part of the Missouri Compromise
https://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/monroe/aa_monroe_compromise_3_e.html The act admitting Maine and Missouri as states https://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/monroe/aa_monroe_compromise_2_e.html The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of primary source materials associated with the Missouri Compromise, including government documents, manuscripts, and maps. Provided below is a link to the home page for each relevant digital collection along with selected highlights. https://guides.loc.gov/missouri-compromise/digital-collections Maps of the territory https://guides.loc.gov/missouri-compromise |
Lessons
An Act to authorize the people of the Missouri territory to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the Union on an equal footing with the original states, and to prohibit slavery in certain territories. (Questions included)
https://www.learningforjustice.org/classroom-resources/texts/hard-history/the-missouri-compromise-1820
(includes lesson plan + questions)
https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/the-missouri-compromise
https://www.learningforjustice.org/classroom-resources/texts/hard-history/the-missouri-compromise-1820
(includes lesson plan + questions)
https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/the-missouri-compromise