Question

How did the Missouri Compromise deal with the issue of slavery?

A)
It required all territories to abolish slavery before becoming states.


B)
It made the Mississippi River the divding line between slave states and free states.


C)
It prohibited slavery in most of the former Louisiana Territory except for Missouri.


D)
It stated that all future states would be required to be slave states except for Missouri.

Answer 1

C.) It prohibited slavery in most of the former Louisiana Territory except for Missouri.

Answer 2

The answer is C) It prohibited slavery in most of the former Louisiana Territory except for Missouri.

Why is it C)? Its C because the Missouri Compromise (1820) prohibited slavery in most of the former Louisiana Territory except for Missouri. Specifically, it prohibited slavery above 36°30'N. This was meant to prevent slavery from being an issue as new states was added, but this would not be the case.