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Missouri Compromise
-Took place during the presidency of James Monroe
-Prohibited Slavery in the north
-Henry Clay resolved the issue
-The Missouri Compromise line ran parallel, 36 30' North -
The nulliffication Crisis
-South Carolina felt the tariffs were unfair and only supported the North
-South Carolina threatened to secede
-Henry Clay came up with a compromise and lowered the tariff -
Compromise Of 1850
-New Mexico unrestricted
-California free
-Heated debates -
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
-Passed by the congress
-Law hightened tension between North and South
-Set stage for John Brown's Raid
