Henry clay was a leading congressman who played a crucial role in brokering a two part solution known as the Missouri compromise. Missouri was first admitted to the union as a slave state but was later balanced by the admission of Maine, which was a free state, that wanted to separate from Massachusetts
Henry Clay, a leading congressman, played a crucial role in brokering a two-part solution known as the Missouri Compromise. First, Missouri would be admitted to the union as a slave state, but would be balanced by the admission of Maine, a free state, that had long wanted to be separated from Massachusetts.
