Answer:
crisis was whether or not Missouri should be a slave state
Step-by-step explanation:
led to Missouri Compromise
Missouri could enter as slave state
but
Maine would enter as a free state
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Missouri Crisis Overview.
The Missouri Crisis was a political and social conflict that occurred in 1819-1821 in the United States.
The conflict centered on the admission of Missouri as a state to the Union and the balance of power between slave and free states in the Senate.
At the time, there were 11 free states and 11 slave states in the Union, and Missouri's admission as a slave state would tip the balance in favor of the slave states.
Many politicians from the northern states opposed Missouri's admission as a slave state, while politicians from the southern states supported it.
The conflict was resolved by the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, but also admitted Maine as a free state to maintain the balance of power.
The Missouri Compromise also established a line at 36°30' north latitude, which prohibited slavery north of the line in the Louisiana Purchase territory, with the exception of Missouri.
The Missouri Crisis highlighted the growing tensions between the northern and southern states over the issue of slavery, which would eventually lead to the American Civil War in 1861.
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