Question

Which act was a key part to the Missouri compromise?

A. Arkansas territory organized.
B. Michigan admitted as a slave state.
C. Prohibition of slave states south of the Arkansas-Missouri border.
D. California admitted as a free state.

Answer 1

Answer: A. Arkansas territory organized.

Explanation:

B is incorrect because it was Missouri that would become a slave state.

C is incorrect because it prohibited slavery in territories or states in the Louisiana Purchase NORTH of the Arkansas-Missouri border.

D is incorrect because Maine came into the Union as a free state at this time not California.