How did the Missouri compromise affect the spread of slavery?

A. It declared that congress could make a recommendation for admitting a state

B. It drew a line through western territories to determine future free and slave states

C. It created a balance between slave states in the south and free states in the west

D. It declared that the popular vote in each state would decide the question of slavery

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Keith Conway

28 August, 17:30

How did the Missouri compromise affect the spread of slavery?

A. It declared that congress could make a recommendation for admitting a state

B. It drew a line through western territories to determine future free and slave states

C. It created a balance between slave states in the south and free states in the west

D. It declared that the popular vote in each state would decide the question of slavery

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Kathryn Bauer · Answer 1

B. It drew a line through western territories to determine future free and slave states

It drew the line at the 45th parallel

Colby Irwin · Answer 2

B. It drew a line through western territories to determine future free and slave states

Explanation:

The Missouri Compromise was a compromise orchestrated by the Congress that organized which states were slave free and which states were not. The state of Missouri requested in 1819 to become a slave state, this caused unbalance in the union because there would be more states with slaves than without them. With the Compromise, Maine was considered a free state, balancing the Union again.

The Compromise also drew a line across Louisiana Territory, creating a boundary between free and slave regions.