Question

Missouri Compromise (1820)

• Compromise of 1850
• Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
The goal of the compromises listed above was to

A.
return fugitive slaves to their owners.

B.
end slavery in U.S. territories.

C.
establish standards for achieving statehood.

D.
maintain a balance between free and slave states.

Answer 1

i believe it is D, to maintain balance of the free and slave states. But i am not positive. sorry for my grammar / punctuation.