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What did the Missouri compromise state

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Both Missouri and Maine were freed from slavery and given the right to self government
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The Missouri Compromise was called a compromise because it was a mutual agreement between the states that wanted slavery and the states that did not. The South admitted Missouri as a slave state in exchange for the north admitting Maine as a free state. The compromise kept the balance between the states because it included things that each side wanted.

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