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The Missouri Compromise —

made it unconstitutional to admit future free states

made it unconstitutional to admit future slave states

drew an imaginary line across the 36°30 line of latitude of the Louisiana Territory, which tipped the political balance in favor of free states

drew an imaginary line across the 36°30 line of latitude of the Louisiana Territory, establishing the boundaries for future free and slave states.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"drew an imaginary line across the 36°30 line of latitude of the Louisiana Territory, establishing the boundaries for future free and slave states."

Brief clarification: the 1820 Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state and prohibited slavery north of 36°30' in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase (except Missouri).