Analyze the role of the Missouri Compromise in the political landscape of early 19th-century America.
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The Missouri Compromise of 1820 played a crucial role in the political landscape by temporarily resolving the conflict between free and slave states. It admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, maintaining the balance in the Senate. Additionally, it prohibited slavery north of the 36°30' parallel in the Louisiana Territory, highlighting the sectional tensions that would eventually lead to the Civil War.
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What was a key provision of the Missouri Compromise?
- A.
Establishing a national bank
- B.
Granting voting rights to women
- C.
Prohibiting slavery north of the 36°30' parallel in the Louisiana Territory
- D.
Abolishing slavery in all new states
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