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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 solve the border dispute between Missouri and Kansas
to keep the same number of representatives in the House
o
to make peace with Native American nations in the Missouri territory

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Answer:

To maintain an equal number of slave and free states

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Answer:

to maintain an equal number of slave and free states

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