PPT Slide
Senate votes to link admission of Maine and Missouri by 23-21 vote (Jan. 1820)
Jesse Thomas of Illinois (who had voted with slave states) proposes prohibition on slavery in remainder of Louisiana Purchase north of 36� 30�; Senate endorses by 34-10
Senate passes combined bill without roll-call vote
House rejects same bill, 93-72, and passes alternative requiring abolition in Missouri (Feb. 1820)