Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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In 1820, the United States was growing—but deep divisions over slavery were threatening to tear it apart. The Missouri Compromise was an agreement meant to keep peace between free and slave states by drawing a line across the country. Missouri joined as a slave state, Maine as a free one. This episode explains the deal, why it mattered, and how it showed the growing tension that would lead to the Civil War.

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