Question

Henry Clay’s Missouri Compromise was significant because

Question 9 options:

it kept the balance of slave states and free states equal


it resolved the heated issue in the Senate over slave states or free states gaining a majority


all of the above


it stopped the growth of slavery north of Missouri (expect Missouri)

Answer 1

The answer is "it kept the balance of slave states and free states equal"

The Missouri Compromise is created in order to form a balance between the free states and slave states. In this compromise, it gave Missouri a chance to become a slave state, in turn, Maine would become a free state.