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Why is the Missouri Compromise seen as the first step towards the Civil War? -> It was seen as a demonstration that slave states could always get their way.
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Could the slavery issue have been properly avoided in 1820? -> Yes, Congress missed their chance to end the slavery debate in one fell swoop.
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Why was support for slavery so intense? -> A combination of economic necessity and systemic racism.
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How would the Missouri Compromise later come to haunt the U.S.? -> The precedent set by the Missouri Compromise would directly result in Bleeding Kansas thirty four years later.
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Why was Missouri a turning point in U.S. history? -> It set up a system in which slave states would be favored over free states.
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