His voyage was to get gold and spices from India. He thought he landed in India but instead he
landed in the New World. He made several voyages to this area and brought back
several plants and other commodities.
This new continent would later be called America.
<span>The Missouri compromise was about whether slavery should continue a part of American society. It allowed the state of Missouri to become a part of the union while retaining slavery, balanced by admitting Maine, which was a free state. It also prohibited slavery in the new Louisiana Purchase states. It was considered deeply flawed on both sides, and merely established the differences that would later lead to war.
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