Question

How did the Missouri Compromise (1820) affect the expansion of slavery into western territories?

A.
It allowed slavery in Missouri and western territories south of 36-30 line.
B.
It permitted Missouri to have slaves under the principle of popular sovereignty.
C.
It forced Missouri to be a free state but permitted western states to choose slavery.
D.
It allowed all western areas to become slave states as long as they did not outnumber free states.

Answer 1

A

Step-by-step explanation:

The South and North both supported this compromise, because both wanted to avoid conflict AND the South wanted to keep the amount of slave states greater than the amount of free states, so they could possibly make slavery a constitutional right.