Missouri Compromise

Critical Analysis

1. What do you see in the map above?

2. What questions do you have about this map?

3. How different is the map above to the maps below?

4. What is the Missouri Compromise Line (in red above: 36 30’)?

5. How was the Missouri Compromise a compromise?

6. Who was the Missouri Compromise a compromise between?

7. What was the cause of the Missouri Compromise Line?

8. What was one effect of the Missouri Compromise Line?

9. Is there anything we are compromising on in the U.S. today?

10. Could you draw a line that separates the two sides of the compromise?

11. Where is your current state relative to the Missouri Compromise line?

12. When did the Missouri Compromise stop working?