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A [[United States of America|U.S.]] law, passed in 1820 and in effect until 1854, that balanced desires of northern states to prevent expansion of slavery in the country with those of southern states to expand it.
A [[United States of America|U.S.]] law, passed in 1820 and in effect until 1854 (when the [[Kansas Nebraska Act]] overrode it), that balanced desires of northern states to prevent expansion of slavery in the U.S. with those of southern states to expand slavery.

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A U.S. law, passed in 1820 and in effect until 1854 (when the Kansas Nebraska Act overrode it), that balanced desires of northern states to prevent expansion of slavery in the U.S. with those of southern states to expand slavery.