The Missouri Compromise was embraced by southern whites and northern whites as a perfect solution to the slavery question.

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The Missouri Compromise was a contentious measure, providing only a temporary solution to the slavery question. It admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state to maintain the balance, but it left many on both sides dissatisfied, with Southerners upset about the restriction of slavery in the Louisiana Territory north of the 36° 30′ line, and Northerners unhappy about the expansion of slavery into new territories.

The Missouri Compromise Was Embraced by Southern Whites and Northern