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Northwest Ordinance (1787)
National law prohibiting slavery in the northwestern territories.
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
36°30' Line
Dividing line where slavery was allowed south and prohibited north.
Henry Clay
Politician who put together the Missouri Compromise.
Expansion of voting rights
Most white men gained the right to vote without property requirements.
Andrew Jackson's appeal
He symbolized the ordinary person and was a War of 1812 hero.
1824 Presidential Election
Decided by the House of Representatives after Jackson missed a popular majority.
The "Corrupt Bargain"
Clay helped Adams win the presidency and became Secretary of State.