Dec 15, 2009 · Learn more about the Missouri Compromise of 1820, a temporary solution to the brewing controversy over slavery in the United States.

1820: Mar 5: Congress passes the Missouri Compromise, prohibiting slavery in the unorganized territory north of parallel 36°30′ N and west of the Mississippi River, except within the …

At the beginning of the 1820s, the United States stretched from the Atlantic Ocean through to (roughly) the western edge of the Mississippi basin, though Florida, Michigan, Wisconsin and …

American artists explored this new territory and chronicled the settlement of the frontier: landscapes extolling the nation's geographic wonders from Niagara Falls to the Grand Canyon …

Apr 1, 2007 · Westward expansion fueled conflict with Native populations and led to their forced removal. By 1820, 2 million Americans lived west of the Appalachians, out of a total national …

This section of the timeline of United States history concerns events from 1820 to 1859. 1820 – Massachusetts divided in two with the admission of Maine as a state. 1820 – U.S. presidential …

Dec 12, 2023 · 1820: Missouri Compromise. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was a legislative effort to address the issue of slavery in the context of westward expansion. Missouri sought …

Jan 4, 2025 · 1820 was a pivotal year in U.S. history, marking the start of a new era of westward expansion, the end of the Seminole and Creek Wars, and the establishment of the Monroe …

In the nineteenth century, the United States expanded its territory westward at a dramatic pace, leading to conflict, national growth, and ongoing cultural exchange within a transformed …

Frederick J. Turner, The Colonization of the West, 1820-1830, The American Historical Review, Vol. 11, No. 2 (Jan., 1906), pp. 303-327