How did the missouri compromise keep the number of slave states and free states equal?

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Jett Watts

15 December, 14:25

How did the missouri compromise keep the number of slave states and free states equal?

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Octavio Hurst · Answer 1

The Missouri Compromise was United States federal legislation that admitted Maine to the United States as a free state, simultaneously with Missouri as a slave state-thus maintaining the balance of power between North and South in the United States Senate.

Oliver · Answer 2

The Missouri Compromise was United States federal legislation that admitted Maine to the United States as a free state, simultaneously with Missouri as a slave state-thus maintaining the balance of power between North and South in the United States Senate.