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What are key facts about the Missouri Compromise? Select three responses.

It was proposed in 1820.
Missouri was granted statehood as a free state.
Maine was granted statehood as a free state.
Any state east of Missouri would be allowed to vote on slavery.
The balance of power between free and slave states remained equal.

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Here are three key facts about the Missouri Compromise:

  1. It was proposed in 1820.
  2. Maine was granted statehood as a free state.
  3. The balance of power between free and slave states remained equal.

Note: Missouri was actually granted statehood as a slave state, not a free state. The Missouri Compromise aimed to maintain the balance between free and slave states in the Senate.