Question

The Missouri Compromise was a victory for antislavery advocates because it: ____________

a. provided for the gradual emancipation of slaves in Missouri
b. excluded slavery from all territory north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River
c. prohibited slavery from future territorial acquisitions
d. condemned the fugitive slave law D closed most of the Louisiana Purchase to slavery

Answer 1

The Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, and closed most of the Louisiana Purchase to slavery north of the 36°30' line, making it a significant moment for antislavery advocates.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Missouri Compromise

The Missouri Compromise was an influential piece of legislation passed in 1820 that had deep implications for the future of slavery in the United States. It admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, preserving the balance between slave and free states in the Senate. Key to this compromise, and of particular interest to antislavery advocates, was the inclusion of what came to be known as the Thomas Proviso. This provision closed most of the Louisiana Purchase to slavery by banning it north of the 36°30' line, which was the southern boundary of Missouri, leaving future territories free of slavery. However, as significant as this may have been, it did not offer gradual emancipation of slaves in Missouri, exclude slavery from all territories north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River, prohibit slavery in future territorial acquisitions, or condemn the fugitive slave law.

Answer 2

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 maintained the balance among states favoring and opposed to slavery in the Congress of the United States. ... The South would control the Senate and would be one step closer to legalizing slavery in states newly admitted to the Union.