Episode 2 of 2
Congressional Adjournment and Stalemate
- When
- March 4, 1819
- Where
- U.S. Congress
The 15th Congress adjourned on March 4, 1819, without resolving the Missouri statehood issue after the Senate blocked a restrictionist state.
The House sustained its anti-slavery position, but the Senate blocked a state that restricted slavery, and House restrictionists refused to concur with Senate anti-restrictionists. Congress adjourned without acting on Missouri's request for statehood, leaving the issue to the 16th Congress convening in December 1819.
Sources
- Tallmadge Amendment Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
- Missouri Compromise Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
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