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What was the Missouri Compromise, and what impact did it have on the United States?



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It ended slavery in the United States, making all states free.

It allowed all states to decide individually whether they would permit slavery without any restrictions.

It created a new political party focused on abolishing slavery in the South.

It allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while establishing a boundary line for the future expansion of slavery.

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It allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while establishing a boundary line for the future expansion of slavery.

Explanation: The 1820 Missouri Compromise maintained the balance of slave and free states by admitting Missouri (slave) and Maine (free) and barred slavery north of latitude 36°30′ (except for Missouri).