Question

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 did which of the following? (Check all that apply)

Maine was admitted into the Union as a free state.
Missouri was admitted into the Union as a free state.
Maine was admitted into the Union as a slave state.
Missouri was admitted into the Union as a slave state.
Slavery was banned above the 36th parallel excluding Missouri.
Slavery was banned below the 36th parallel excluding Arkansas.
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Answer 1

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was a law that tried to address growing sectional tensions over the issue of slavery. By passing the law, which President James Monroe signed, the U.S. Congress admitted Missouri to the Union as a state that allowed slavery, and Maine as a free state

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