Slavery+Issue-SH



One of the major issues that United States had to face was about slavery. In 1819 the Union consisted of 11 free states and 11 slave states. The United States expansion westward only brought up one problem, if slavery should expand westward as well. To solve the problem they came up with the Missouri Compromise. This solution, however, was only a temporary solution the the slavery issue. In 1849 the Union now consisted of 15 free states and 15 slave states and the issue of slavery was it's main focus. Henry Clay came up with the Compromise of 1850 to solve further disputes towards slavery. This compromise had a big impact on America.