Creative thought matters because it is creating the future. And thatâs what Skidmore is all about. Founded in 1903, Skidmore College is an independent, coeducational, liberal arts college in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., which prides itself on its creative approaches to just about everything. Hence the collegeâs core belief that Creative Thought Matters.
The crisis over Missouri Compromise exposed the divisions of the  country on the contentious issue of slavery. The line that  literally divided the territories that would beâ¦come states put the  Union into a precarious balance that could easily tip in favor of  the slave states.
The Missouri Compromise, in 1820, was a measure hammered out in Congress to find a way to determine whether slavery would be legal in new territories admitted as states to the Union. It was the result of complicated and fiery debates, but once enacted the compromise did seem to reduce tension for a time.