Question

slavery: conflicts between north and south
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compromises
to prevent civil war in america, congress tried several compromises between northern and southern states. the missouri compromise of 1820 allowed missouri to enter the union as a slave state while maine entered the union as a free state. this was done to keep the powers of free and slave states equal.
the compromise of 1850 allowed the territories taken from mexico during the
choose the correct answer.
what was the purpose of the missouri compromise?
to give southern states more power
to give northern states more power
to keep the power of northern and southern states equal

Explanation:

The text about the Missouri Compromise states it was done to keep the powers of free (northern) and slave (southern) states equal. The first two options suggest favoring one region, but the passage clarifies the goal was equality.

Answer:

to keep the power of northern and southern states equal