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Missouri Compromise True or False

1. How did the Founding Fathers address slavery? -> By allowing it under controlled circumstances in state laws.
2. Why did the Missouri Crisis occur? -> Congress screwed up the order in which they allowed new states to join.
3. Why was the federal government so reluctant to address slavery? -> Congress had better things to do.
4. Why was Missouri so adamant about becoming a slave state? -> Laziness
5. Why was there so much trouble in getting the Compromise through Congress? -> Congress was gridlocked by obstructionist political parties.

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