Question
What did the Missouri compromise if 1820 do?
It made slavery illegal in new states north of the 36th parallel
It annexed Texas as part of the United States
It abolished slavery in Mexico
It took lands from Mexico in the southwest
It made slavery illegal in new states north of the 36th parallel
It annexed Texas as part of the United States
It abolished slavery in Mexico
It took lands from Mexico in the southwest
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 primarily established that slavery would be prohibited in new states and territories north of the 36th parallel (with the exception of Missouri). Therefore, the correct answer from your options is:
**It made slavery illegal in new states north of the 36th parallel.**
The compromise was an effort to balance the interests of slaveholding and non-slaveholding states as the United States expanded westward.
**It made slavery illegal in new states north of the 36th parallel.**
The compromise was an effort to balance the interests of slaveholding and non-slaveholding states as the United States expanded westward.