Northern lawmakers were convinced to allow Missouri into the union as a slave state under the Missouri Compromise when Maine was added to the United States as a free state.

Northern lawmakers were convinced to allow Missouri into the union as a slave state under the Missouri Compromise when Maine was added to the United States as a free state.


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The Antifederalists opposed the ratification of the Constitution because the New Constitution didn't have a bill of rights that would guarantee basic freedoms.

Many Americans wanted a new plan of government because the Articles of Confederation was too weak.

During the Constitutional Convention, the New Jersey Plan proposed a legislature made up of one house, each state getting equal representation.

All adult white males should be allowed to vote were Andrew Jackson's beliefs regarding voting.