Introduction - Missouri Compromise: Primary Documents in American History - Research Guides at Library of Congress
This one sentence from the Library of Congress explains the Missouri Compromise as something that "was passed" in compromise. The complete story of the legislation and parliamentary manuevers that became known as the Missouri Compromise was nothing like that - it was not, as such, a compromise - but it is described that way. Why not have students, or their teachers test this one sentence - is it fair?