1. How were northern lawmakers convinced to allow Missouri into the union as a slave state under the Missouri Compromise?

A. Slaves were now taxed as four-fifths of a person.

B. Maine was added to the United States as a free state.

C. Ohio was added to the United States as a free state.

D. The Florida territory was also added to the United States.

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13 January, 15:33

1. How were northern lawmakers convinced to allow Missouri into the union as a slave state under the Missouri Compromise?

A. Slaves were now taxed as four-fifths of a person.

B. Maine was added to the United States as a free state.

C. Ohio was added to the United States as a free state.

D. The Florida territory was also added to the United States.

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Scarlett Cantu · Answer 1

The answer to the question you have presented above would be letter b. Maine was added to the United States as a free state. Northern lawmakers were convinced to allow Missouri into the union as a slave state under the Missouri Compromise because Maine was added as a free state.