Question

In 1820, Northern and Southern politicians argued about whether Missouri should enter the Union, or the United States, as a slave state. Northern and Southern politicians made a deal called the Missouri Compromise. Each statement below describes part of the compromise. Sort by whether each part of the compromise benefited the North or the South.

Answer 1

South benefits

Missouri was admitted to a slave state

Any territories below a certain latitude line could allow slavery.

North benefits

Any territories above a certain latitude line would be closed to slavery.

Maine was admitted to free state

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