John Quincy Adams called it a "title page to a great, tragic volume."
John Quincy Adams called it a "title page to a great, tragic volume." Reversed in 1854, it was the cause of heated debate when New York Representative James [i] Tallmadge tried to add an anti-slavery amendment. Declared unconstitutional in 1857, it prohibited slavery north of 36 degrees, 30 minutes latitude, and balanced the Senate. Negotiated by Henry Clay—for 10 points—what was this 1820  compromise which admitted Maine and its namesake to the Union?
John Quincy Adams called it a "title page to a great, tragic volume."
Missouri Compromise of 1820