| What Was the Missouri Compromise?: And Other Questions about the Struggle Over Slavery Contributor(s): Lanier, Wendy Hinote (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761353313 ISBN-13: 9780761353317 Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm) OUR PRICE: $29.12 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: 973.54 |
| LCCN: 2011026444 |
| Lexile Measure: 840 |
| Series: Six Questions of American History (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.1" W x 9.1" (0.60 lbs) 48 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 149575 Reading Level: 6.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When the Missouri Territory applied for statehood in 1818, the United States had an equal number of free states and slave states. The territory's leaders wanted Missouri to be a slave state. But that would have destroyed the balance of representation in Congress. A heated debate broke out. The southern representatives and Missouri's leaders thought states should be able to decide the slavery question for themselves. Northern members of Congress thought otherwise. Would the Union split apart over the question of slavery? The Missouri Compromise settled the argument and saved the Union--temporarily. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hinote Lanier, Wendy: - Wendy Lanier is an author, teacher, and speaker who lives in Beaumont, Texas. She has written books for Lerner Books, Capstone Press, Lucent Books, and KidHaven Press. She also regularly contributes work to various magazines and websites. Wendy has a B.S. in Speech Communication Disorders and a M.Ed. in Elementary Education. She has taught grades 3, 4, 6, and 7 specializing in the areas of science, social studies, and language arts. She began writing full time in 2008 after teaching for nearly twenty years. |