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Question 8 • US History

Missouri and Maine were admitted together with which decisions involving slavery?

Answer
A
Maine and Missouri would be free states.
B
Maine would be a free state, and Missouri would be a slave state.
C
Maine and Missouri would be slave states.
D
Maine would be a slave state, and Missouri would be a free state.

Explanation

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 admitted Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state, preserving the balance between free and slave states in the Senate. Therefore, the correct choice is “Maine would be a free state, and Missouri would be a slave state.”

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