Missouri enters the Union in 1820 as…

June 1820 CE

Missouri enters the Union in 1820 as a slave state, balanced by the separation of Maine from Massachusetts, when on June 12 delegates in St. Louis, Missouri Territory approve a proposed state constitution, proclaiming that they "do mutually agree to form and establish a free and independent republic (sic), by the name of "The State of Missouri".

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St Louis St Louis City Missouri United States View →

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Massachusetts, Commonwealth of (U.S.A.) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Missouri, Territory of (U.S.A.) View → Missouri, State of (U.S.A.) View → Maine, State of (U.S.A.) View →

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Party System, First (United States) View → Good Feelings, Era of View → “Era of Good Feelings” in the U.S., The: 1816-1827 View → Panic of 1819 View →

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Slaves View → Land View →

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Government View → Custom and Law View →

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