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What was the significance of the Compromise of 1820? DO NOT COPY OFF OF THE WEB OR I WILL REPORT. pls type a small paragraph. i am not using this to copy I'm using it as a reference.

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It marked the beginning of the prolonged sectional conflict over the extension of slavery that led to the American Civil War.The compromise also banned slavery from any future territories or states north of Missouri's southern border.

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