Missouri’s admission to American statehood in 1819 was controversial
because it raised question on whether slavery should be expanded westwards. Henry
Clay proposed that slaveholders be prohibited from bringing new slaves to
Missouri. The dispute was resolved through the Missouri Compromise that paired
the admission of slave and free states
Answer:Douglass's speech proclaims that the treatment of African Americans directly contradicts the Declaration of Independence.
Explanation:
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