Using the previous tree map and your knowledge of these events, were the main ideas of the compromises successful as they tried to balance out free and slave states? Why or why not? Think about what their outcomes were within the country. Please answer the question using the RADD method in 4-5 complete sentences, in your own words, with at least 2-3 examples to support your argument.
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The main ideas of the compromises were only partially successful in balancing out free and slave states. The Missouri Compromise kept a temporary peace by maintaining a balance of free and slave states with Missouri entering as a slave state and Maine as a free state. However, it did not address the underlying tensions between the North and South regarding the expansion of slavery. The Compromise of 1850 attempted to address these tensions by allowing popular sovereignty in the territories, but ultimately led to more conflicts such as Bleeding Kansas. This shows that while the compromises tried to balance out free and slave states, the underlying issues of slavery continued to divide the nation and eventually led to the Civil War.
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