Question

Which of the following were part of the Missouri Compromise?

Maine was admitted as a free state.
No slavery was allowed north of 36° 30'.
The slave trade was abolished in the north.
Texas was admitted as a slave state.
Missouri was admitted as a slave state.
The tariff compromise of 1833 was passed.

Answer 1

True (part of the Missouri Compromise of 1820):
- Maine was admitted as a free state.
- Missouri was admitted as a slave state.
- Slavery was prohibited in the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase north of latitude 36°30' (except for Missouri).

False (not part of the Missouri Compromise):
- The slave trade was abolished in the north. (Not part of this act; abolition of the D.C. slave trade came later, in 1850.)
- Texas was admitted as a slave state. (Texas joined in 1845.)
- The tariff compromise of 1833 was a separate measure.