Step-by-step explanation:
admitted to the Union as a slave state, with slavery also being allowed in parts of the existing states of Maine and Arkansas. Maine voted to abolish slavery in its state constitution in 1820, while Arkansas abolished slavery with the adoption of the state’s constitution in 1836. The Missouri Compromise also created a permanent line of demarcation of slavery in the United States, with all states north of the line being declared free states, and all states south of the line being declared slave states. The law also allowed the people of the territory of Missouri to decide whether they wanted to allow slavery in their state.