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The Missouri Compromise of 1820 allowed Maine to be admitted to the Union as a free state. True or False

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Answer:

True.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Missouri Compromise was the legislation that provided the admission of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state. The slavery was prohibited north of latitude 36º 30´.

Finally, it was declared unconstitutional after the Dred Scott decision.

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