Question

which is the best summary of the Missouri Compromise?

Answer 1

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The Missouri Compromise was a legislative agreement reached in 1820 that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state while Maine entered as a free state, maintaining the balance of free and slave states in the Union. Additionally, it established a line at the 36°30′ parallel, designating which future states could allow slavery.