Talk:Missouri Compromise
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This is a very thoughtful and precise discussion of the Missouri Compromise. My compliments to the author. -- Robert P. Forbes, Yale University
Don't we need some links or references for this article?
This article really needs a map. Neutralitytalk 21:00, 28 October 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Question
"the Compromise of 1820 was ... also as a clear recognition that Congress has no right to impose upon a state asking for admission into the Union conditions which do not apply to those states already in the Union." - I don't follow that statement. Didn't the compromise essentially say that states above the 36° 30’ line could never allow slavery? Wasn't that a condition that the federal government couldn't impose on current states at the time? --JW1805 (Talk) 23:20, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Passive Voice
This article has some massive issues with the passive voice. I will try to take care of that as soon as possible but that might be a long time, so if anyone can do it earlier please go ahead. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by EmmDoubleEw (talk • contribs) 18:07, January 2, 2006.
[edit] Second paragraph missing something?
The second paragraph (blah blah blah) seems to be missing something to connect it to the first paragraph. The first paragraph says the compromise "was an agreement passed in 1820". The second paragraph starts off by saying, "The United States Senate refused to concur in the amendment, and the whole measure was lost." Which amendment? There is no mention of an amendment in the first paragraph.
The second paragraph continues with, "During the following session (1819-1820), the House passed a similar bill with an amendment introduced on January 26, 1820". Following session to what?
The first paragraph mentions the compromise passing in 1820, but the second paragraph seems to reference something that happened prior to 1820. I think something must have been left out between the first and second paragraphs.
Agoodall 19:51, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] This entry needs fixing
I'm not sure what happened since this entry was complimented by the fellow from Yale, but now the entry is garbled and makes little sense. The sentence that begins "in the meantime" looks to have had something edited out of it. Can someone who is authorized to make edits (and has knowledge of the compromise) please fix it? —This unsigned comment was added by 65.16.122.133 (talk • contribs) 22:51, March 31, 2006.
Thanks very much, but now the prior comment by Agoddall regarding the second paragraph remains an issue. What IS the antecedent of the first sentence?
it says the proposed state of sex. not missouri as it shouuld.
[edit] Second Paragraph Repats it's self.
The second paragraph repeats it's self starting with the quote from Thomas Jefferson's letter to John Holmes. Imformation has also been deleted. I personally think this article needs to be rewriten as yesterday it contained more imformation and more paragraphs. Because this article is being edited for the worse so much, I suguest that an editing password be made for it. I am curently writing a paper about this subject and with this horible editing, Wikipedia has not been able to help me much. 64.147.3.148 23:13, 7 February 2007 (UTC)Matt Scanlan64.147.3.148 23:13, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
