The decision in the excerpt above held that the B. Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
The Missouri compromise:
- Admitted Maine into the Union as a state where slavery was illegal
- Admitted Missouri into the Union as a state that practiced slavery
- Limited slavery to the South of the Louisiana territories
The Missouri Comprise was however struck down by the Supreme Court during the Dred Scott v. Sandford case because it claimed that the Constitution allowed slavery and so Congress could not limit slavery to the South as it was attempting to do.
In conclusion, the Missouri Compromise was struck down by the Supreme Court in an effort to stop the debate over slavery because it claimed that Congress was exceeding it's authority.
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