What Was the Main Issue the Missouri Compromise Addressed

question 6

Multiple Choice

What was the main issue the Missouri Compromise addressed?

• A) sectional balance between southern slave states and northern free states
• B) Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce
• C) the failure of Jefferson's Indian policies
• D) states' power to nullify acts of Congress

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