The Missouri Compromise

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Across
  1. 2. Parallel, latitude line dividing free and slave territories
  2. 3. Amendment that prohibited slavery north of 36°30' latitude
  3. 7. Rivalry between Northern and Southern states
  4. 8. State admitted as a free state to maintain balance
  5. 9. of Representatives, where the compromise faced opposition
  6. 10. Senator who played a key role in brokering the compromise, Henry
  7. 11. Amendment that would have banned slavery in Missouri
  8. 13. Movement to end slavery, gaining momentum at the time
  9. 16. Document that left the issue of slavery unsettled
  10. 17. Between free and slave states in the Senate
  11. 19. Institution at the heart of the compromise debate
Down
  1. 1. State whose admission as a slave state sparked the compromise
  2. 4. Proviso, attempt to ban slavery in Mexican Cession territories
  3. 5. Supreme Court case that challenged the compromise
  4. 6. Twenty, year the compromise was reached
  5. 7. Chamber where the compromise was ultimately approved
  6. 12. Purchase territory, where the compromise applied
  7. 14. Preserved by the compromise, but tensions remained
  8. 15. Act that later repealed the Missouri Compromise
  9. 18. Status of land where the compromise applied