Question

What was the purpose of compromise in the early 1800s

A.The compromise was meant to maintain a balance of free and slave states when new territories were added.
B. The Democrats were in power and felt they should compromise with the Whigs by outlawing slavery.
C. The civil war was known to be inevitable in 1820, so the North and South began a series of compromises to postpone it.
D. The compromise was meant to show that the United States was a democracy despite tensions between North and South.

Answer 1

The compromise was meant to maintain a balance of free and slave states when new territories were added.

Step-by-step explanation:

Right to personal freedom and the rights of states to make and enforce their own laws.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

The Missouri Compromise—also referred to as the Compromise of 1820—was an agreement between the pro-and anti-slavery factions regulating slavery in the western territories. It prohibited slavery in new states north of the border of the Arkansas territory, excluding Missouri.