What is a reason that the Missouri Compromise did not have lasting effects?
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One reason that the Missouri Compromise did not have lasting effects is that it was ultimately overturned by other legislation. The Compromise permitted Missouri to be admitted as a slave state while Maine entered as a free state, and it also established a line, the 36°30' parallel, dividing future territories into either slave or free states. However, the Compromise was invalidated by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, which allowed for the possibility of slavery in territories north of the previously established line. This marked a significant shift in the national debate over slavery and ultimately nullified the effects of the Missouri Compromise.
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