The Wilmot Proviso was a failed attempt to ban slavery in territories acquired from Mexico, intensifying the sectional conflict between the North and the South in the United States.
The Missouri Compromise (1820) Explained
The Missouri Compromise was a legislative agreement that temporarily resolved the issue of slavery expansion in the United States by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
Polish Round Table Agreement Explained
The Polish Round Table Agreement was a historic political compromise in 1989 that paved the way for democratic reforms and the end of communist rule in Poland.