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when the admission of new states threatened the balance of free and slave states in the union, which kentucky senator drew up the "missouri compromise" in 1820?

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Henry clay

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When the admission of Missouri as a slave state threatened the balance between the number of free and slave states in the Union, Henry Clay drew up the "Missouri Compromise." Under his plan, Missouri entered as a slave state and Maine was added as a free state to keep the balance

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Henry Clay. (20 char)
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