was james polk involved in the missouri compromise
In February 1821, Congress admits Maine and Missouri as states, formalizing the Missouri Compromise. Henry Clay, âthe Great Pacificator,â is by and large the architect of the Compromise. On March 6, 1820, President James Monroe signed the Missouri Compromise. The Compromise was made up of three parts: it admitted Maine, part of northern Massachusetts, as a free state; it admitted Missouri as a slave state; and it henceforth restricted slavery to territories south of the latitude 36Âº30' north.