Final answer:
The Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 were both intended to address issues related to the expansion of slavery in the United States.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 were both intended to address issues related to the expansion of slavery in the United States.
The Missouri Compromise passed in 1820, admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state to maintain the balance between the number of free and slave states. It also established a line at the 36°30'parallel, dividing the Louisiana Purchase territory into areas where slavery was allowed and where it was prohibited.
The Compromise of 1850, led by Henry Clay, aimed to ease tensions between free and slave states. It allowed California to enter the Union as a free state and established popular sovereignty in the territories, meaning that residents of each territory could decide whether to allow slavery or not.