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How did the Missouri Compromise solve the problem of keeping the balance of power in the US Senate between free and slave states?

How did the Missouri Compromise solve the problem of keeping the balance of power in the US Senate between free and slave states?
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How did the Missouri Compromise solve the problem of keeping the balance of power in the US Senate between free and slave states?

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  • The Missouri Compromise was United States federal legislation that admitted Maine to the United States as a free state, simultaneously with Missouri as a slave state, thus maintaining the balance of power between North and South in the US Senate.
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