Maine was admitted to the Union as a free state at the same time that Missouri was admitted as a slave state, in 1820. This was part of the Missouri Compromise, which was an effort to balance the number of free and slave states in the Senate.
To balance votes in the Senate was admitted to the Union as a free state at the same time that Missouri was admitted as a slave state. a . Arkansas b. New York . Florida d . Maine
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