Explain how the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850 affected New Mexico and contradicted each other.

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Randy Sanford

21 March, 23:10

Explain how the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850 affected New Mexico and contradicted each other.

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Titus Calhoun · Answer 1

The compromise of 1850 contradicted the Missouri Compromise of 1820 by creating a free state south of 36°30'N. According to the Missouri Compromise, Missouri would enter as a slave state, Maine would join as a free state, and slavery would be prohibited in any new state north of Missouri's southern border, 36°30'N latitude