Why Was a Second Missouri Compromise Necessary

question 79

Multiple Choice

Why was a second Missouri Compromise necessary?

• A) Maine's state constitution allowed slavery to continue until 1840.
• B) Missouri's state constitution barred free blacks from entering the state.
• C) Henry Clay refused to vote for the first Missouri Compromise.
• D) Texas wished to enter the Union as a slave state at the same time.
• E) Missouri's state constitution prohibited wage labor.