They issued the Missouri compromise, which made Missouri a slave state and the rest of the south slave states while the north remained free
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Although Jews have maintained a constant presence in the Land of Israel, the modern concept of Zionism - which led to the formation of the State of Israel - has its roots in nineteenth century Europe.
        
             
        
        
        
<span>Disease and pollution: improper sewage disposal, contaminated drinking water triggering epidemics of typhoid fever and cholera; fires; overcrowding; and jobs where the causes of urban living in the late 1800s</span>