Missouri Compromise
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- noun
- /mɪˈzʊəri kəmˈprɒmaɪz/
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Compromiso de Missouri
- On the contrary, the repeal of the Missouri Compromise seems nothing if not a moral regression.
- the Missouri Compromise of 1820
- repeal of the Missouri Compromise
Examples
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The Democratic Party's repeal of the Missouri Compromise in 1854 brought the Republican Party into existence and sharpened the sectional conflict by several degrees.
Blog text (16) -
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 and subsequently the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 triggered an internal revolt within the Democratic-Republican Party.
Blog text (18) -
His article appeared only fifteen years after the Missouri Compromise.
Academic text (2018) -
"I was losing interest in politics when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me again" -- and there is no reason to doubt it.
Academic text (2001) -
He was a strong opponent of slavery who voted against the Missouri Compromise.
Blog text (4) -
Federal efforts to mediate this process, such as the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850, failed to create an accord on this aspect of the country's westward expansion.
Academic text (2009) -
In 1857, the Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott v. Sandford that the Missouri Compromise, which prohibited slavery in Western territories, was unconstitutional and that blacks were not citizens.
Academic text (2008) -
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
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The Missouri Compromise is often seen as a temporary solution to the conflict over slavery in the United States.
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Many historians argue that the Missouri Compromise was a significant turning point in the debate over slavery in America.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The headwords 'Missouri' and 'compromise' transparently indicate a political settlement involving the state of Missouri, so a B1 learner who knows the words can infer it is some kind of agreement about Missouri. However, the precise historical details (the 1820 admissions, the Maine link, and slavery regulation) are encyclopedic and not derivable from the constituents, so the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
The Missouri Compromise was a deal in 1820 that let Missouri join the United States as a 'slave state' while Maine joined as a 'free state', keeping the number of slave and free states equal in Congress. So the name shows it was a compromise made to keep a balance and calm the fight between North and South for a time.