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Why did the government pass the Missouri Compromise?

O to maintain an equal number of slave and free states
O to keep the same number of representatives in the House
O to make peace with Native American nations in the Missouri territory
O to solve the border dispute between Missouri and Kansas

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To maintain an equal number of slave and free states!

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to maintain an equal number of slave and free states

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