What were the main terms agreed upon in the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
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The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was a significant legislative agreement in the United States that aimed to resolve the tensions between free and slave states. The main terms of the compromise included:
1. **Admission of Missouri**: Missouri was admitted to the Union as a slave state.
2. **Admission of Maine**: To maintain the balance of power between free and slave states, Maine was admitted as a free state.
3. **36°30′ Line**: A geographic boundary was established at the latitude of 36 degrees and 30 minutes north. Slavery was prohibited in all territories north of this line (except for Missouri, which was to remain a slave state) and permitted in territories south of this line.
These provisions were designed to maintain the equilibrium between slave and free states in Congress and to mitigate sectional conflict, although it ultimately only provided a temporary solution to the growing divisions over slavery in the United States.
1. **Admission of Missouri**: Missouri was admitted to the Union as a slave state.
2. **Admission of Maine**: To maintain the balance of power between free and slave states, Maine was admitted as a free state.
3. **36°30′ Line**: A geographic boundary was established at the latitude of 36 degrees and 30 minutes north. Slavery was prohibited in all territories north of this line (except for Missouri, which was to remain a slave state) and permitted in territories south of this line.
These provisions were designed to maintain the equilibrium between slave and free states in Congress and to mitigate sectional conflict, although it ultimately only provided a temporary solution to the growing divisions over slavery in the United States.