What Was the Result of the Missouri Compromise

question 115

Multiple Choice

What was the result of the Missouri Compromise?

• A) There were more slave than free states in the Union.
• B) Slavery was outlawed in all states north of the forty-second parallel.
• C) Except for Missouri, slavery was banned north of 36 30' in the Louisiana Purchase territory.
• D) Missouri was required to free its slaves when they reached full adulthood.
• E) The balance of power in the Senate tipped toward the free states.

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