The Missouri Compromise is the title generally attached to the legislation passed by the 16th United States Congress on May 8, 1820. The measures provided for the admission of Maine as a free state along with Missouri as a slave state, thus maintaining the balance of power between North and South. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36Â°30â² parallel, excluding Missouri. President James Monroe signed the legislation on April 6, 1820. Earlier, on February 3, 1819 ...
Galvanization, or galvanisation, is the process of applying a protective zinc coating to steel or iron, to prevent rusting. The most common method is hot-dip galvanization, in which parts are submerged in a bath of molten zinc.
Originally in the 19th century, the term galvanizing was used to describe the administration of electric shocks; this was also called Faradism. This usage is the origin of the metaphorical use of the verb galvanize, such as to galvanize into action meaning stimulating a complacent person or group to take action. In modern usage, the term galvanizing has largely come to be associated with zinc coatings, to the exclusion of other metals.