The Missouri Compromise, also known as the Compromise Bill of 1820, admitted both Missouri and Maine to the Union — Missouri as a slave state, and Maine as a free state, according to History.com. The ...

Outerbridge Horsey, the Delaware senator with an unusual first name, faced a dilemma. The question before the United States Senate would have far-reaching consequences; and Horsey could vote as the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. A depiction of a slave auction outside the old St. Louis County Courthouse. More than 530 slaves were sold outside the courthouse ...