Question
Which statement about the Missouri Compromise is true?
It resulted in an unequal number of free states and slave states.
It allowed Missouri to become a slave state.
It failed to draw a line dividing free states from slave states.
It added Maine as a slave state.
It resulted in an unequal number of free states and slave states.
It allowed Missouri to become a slave state.
It failed to draw a line dividing free states from slave states.
It added Maine as a slave state.
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The true statement about the Missouri Compromise is: **It allowed Missouri to become a slave state.**
The Missouri Compromise, enacted in 1820, allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state while Maine entered as a free state, maintaining the balance between free and slave states. Additionally, it established a line (36°30' parallel) north of which slavery was prohibited in the Louisiana Territory (except for Missouri).
The Missouri Compromise, enacted in 1820, allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state while Maine entered as a free state, maintaining the balance between free and slave states. Additionally, it established a line (36°30' parallel) north of which slavery was prohibited in the Louisiana Territory (except for Missouri).