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Question 2

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In 1820, how did Congress solve the crisis that was caused when Missouri became a slave
state?
Kansas and Nebraska were made into free territories to make sure the free and slave areas were
even.
O Missouri was forced to refrain from becoming a state, and went back to being a territory.
Congress chose to add Maine to the Union to help balance out the free and slave states
Congress was unable to do anything and the slave states continued to outnumber free states.

Answer 1

Contents. In 1820, amid growing sectional tensions over the issue of slavery, the U.S. Congress passed a law that admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while banning slavery from the remaining Louisiana Purchase lands located north of the 36º 30' parallel.