Why was the missouri compromise important?

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Janiya Fitzgerald

24 April, 13:54

Why was the missouri compromise important?

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Kallie Cortez · Answer 1

In 1819, Missouri petitioned to join the United States ... Under the Missouri Compromise, Missouriwould be allowed to join the United States as a slave state if Maine was added as a free state. This ensured the balance in the Senate would continue. However, the act also banned slavery in any new states north of Missouri.