During the early 1800s, the United States tried to make peace with other countries in order to grow and develop. Give an example of one of these peace efforts and briefly explain what it hoped to accomplish.

An example of one of the peace efforts was the Missouri Compromise. It was suppose to settle the argument whether the west was suppose to have slavery or anti-slavery. But that didn't turn out as planned.

Is my answer correct?

No. The Missouri Compromise has nothing to do with other countries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_U.S._foreign_policy

Oh.. umm thanks

To expand on the answer, the Missouri Compromise was a peace effort made by the United States during the early 1800s. It was enacted in 1820 and aimed to address the issue of slavery as new territories were being added to the country. At the time, there was a growing tension between states that supported slavery and those that were against it.

The Missouri Compromise hoped to accomplish two main goals. Firstly, it aimed to maintain an equal balance between slave and free states in the United States. Missouri wanted to join the Union as a slave state, which would have upset this balance. To ensure equilibrium, the compromise allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state but also admitted Maine as a free state, thereby preserving the balance of power between the two sides.

Secondly, the compromise established a dividing line, known as the 36°30' parallel, which determined whether new states would permit slavery or not. States admitted to the Union below the line were allowed to have slavery, while those above the line were required to be free states.

However, despite its initial goal of easing tensions, the Missouri Compromise ultimately failed to satisfy both sides of the slavery debate. It only provided a temporary solution and did not address the underlying issues that would eventually lead to the American Civil War. While it may have temporarily appeased the conflicting views on slavery, it did little to address the deep-rooted divide in the United States over the contentious issue.