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How did Thomas Jefferson feel about the Missouri compromise?

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Jefferson opposed the Missouri Compromise line. He described it as a "fire bell in the night" which signaled a warning to the country. He predicted that it would cause conflict going forward which would pose a potentially mortal danger to the union.

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He opposed it. He descibed it as a "fire belt in the night"
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