The Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 were both meant to

Both compromises addressed disputes over whether slavery would be allowed in newly admitted states and territories. The Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while the Compromise of 1850 admitted California as a free state and addressed other territories. Their shared purpose was to find a compromise for admitting new states, not to stop slavery’s spread altogether.

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