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How did the Missouri Compromise affect the balance between free and slave states in the United States? (1 point)
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It completely banned slavery in all new territories
It completely banned slavery in all new territories

It created equal numbers of free and slave states
It created equal numbers of free and slave states

It allowed each state to choose slavery by popular vote
It allowed each state to choose slavery by popular vote

It set a line dividing free and slave states

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
It created equal numbers of free and slave states — Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state to preserve the balance in the Senate.