How was the balance of power between slave and free states preserved by the Missouri compromise

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Xzavier Santos

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18 September, 01:45

How was the balance of power between slave and free states preserved by the Missouri compromise

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Jace Guerra · Answer 1

In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.