Question

What did you include in your answer regarding the entry of Maine and Missouri into the Union, and the prohibition of slavery in certain territories? Check any that apply.

a) Maine entered the Union as a free state.
b) Missouri entered the Union as a slave state.
c) Slavery was prohibited in the territories north of 36°30' (Missouri’s southern border).
d) Slaveholders could pursue escaped enslaved persons in free areas.

Answer 1

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 resulted in Maine entering the Union as a free state, Missouri as a slave state, and the prohibition of slavery in certain territories.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 addressed the admission of Maine and Missouri into the Union and the prohibition of slavery in certain territories. Maine entered the Union as a free state, while Missouri entered as a slave state. The compromise also established that slavery was prohibited in the territories north of the 36°30' line, which became the dividing line between slavery and freedom in the Louisiana Purchase lands. Additionally, the compromise allowed slaveholders to pursue escaped enslaved persons in free areas.