Question

Look at the graphic organizer.

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Select three statements that complete the graphic organizer on the Missouri Compromise.

Missouri was admitted to the U.S. as a slave state.

Slavery was not allowed above the southern border of Missouri except for Missouri.

Maine was admitted to the U.S. as a free state.

Slavery was not allowed west of the Mississippi River except for Mississippi.

Answer 1

Correct choices:
- Missouri was admitted to the U.S. as a slave state.
- Slavery was not allowed above the southern border of Missouri except for Missouri.
- Maine was admitted to the U.S. as a free state.

The fourth statement is incorrect — the ban applied north of the 36°30′ line in the Louisiana Purchase, not simply “west of the Mississippi.”