Question

The Missouri Compromise ________________

a.
was an attempt to keep the number of slave and free states the same.
b.
marked the end of the war with Mexico.
c.
went largely unnoticed by the majority of politicians.
d.
lasted more than 50 years

Answer 1

The answer is a because the legislation admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state at the same time, so as not to upset the balance between slave and free states in the nation. It also outlawed slavery above the 36º 30' latitude line in the remainder of the Louisiana Territory.May

Answer 2

a

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