Question

What did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 do?(1 point)

Responses


A. It took lands from Mexico in the Southwest.

B. It abolished slavery in Mexico.

C. It annexed Texas as part of the United States.

D. It made slavery illegal in new states north of the 36th parallel.

Answer 1

D

Step-by-step explanation:

The Missouri Compromise was a disagreement between the South and North on whether or not to admit Maine and Missouri as free or slave states. They ultimately came to the agreement that if a state is below the 36th parallel, it would become a slave state and if above the 36th parallel it would become a free state.

This worked until further western expansion where the 36th parallel favored the North over the South.