The Missouri Compromise Was a Congressional Action That Mandated Whether

The Missouri Compromise was a Congressional action that mandated whether states entering the Union would permit slavery. Any state north of the 36^o 30' latitude line-except for Missouri-would not permit slavery. What was the significance of this action?

A) The federal action inflamed the South's emphasis on state rights and ushered the U.S. immediately into the Civil War.
B) The Missouri Compromise is an example of federal intervention that created a sustainable solution to disputes between states, a power which is granted to Congress through the "elastic clause" in the Constitution.
C) The Missouri Compromise lasted a contentious thirty-four years before being repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. The federal intervention exacerbated an entrenched cleavage that existed in the federated U.S.
D) The Missouri Compromise was overturned by the Matthews v. Zane (1822) Supreme Court decision delving the North and South into further controversy regarding state rights and slavery.
E) The Missouri Compromise tarnished Monroe's Presidency and led to the election of John Quincy Adams, a federalist, who continued the movement of power from the states to the federal government.