-The map indicates that the agreement reached by Congress through the Missouri Compromise .
A) made the entire Louisiana Purchase slave territory
B) outlawed slavery in the states of the former Northwest Territory
C) admitted Missouri as a slave state but forbade slavery in any future state
D) allowed slavery south of 36° 30 latitude in the Louisiana Territory but banned slavery in areas north of that line except for Missouri

Question

-The map indicates that the agreement reached by Congress through the Missouri Compromise .
A) made the entire Louisiana Purchase slave territory 
B) outlawed slavery in the states of the former Northwest Territory 
C) admitted Missouri as a slave state but forbade slavery in any future state 
D) allowed slavery south of 36° 30 latitude in the Louisiana Territory but banned slavery in areas north of that line except for Missouri

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Missouri Compromise, enacted in 1820, allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state but prohibited slavery in the rest of the Louisiana Territory north of the 36° 30' latitude, except for Missouri itself. This compromise was an effort to maintain the balance of power between slave and free states.

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