Under the Missouri Compromise, which provisions were included regarding slavery?

Under the Missouri Compromise, which provisions were included regarding slavery?

• A. Missouri free, Maine slave, slavery allowed north of the parallel.
• B. Missouri would be admitted as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and slavery prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel.
• C. Missouri free, Maine free, no restriction on slavery north of the parallel.
• D. Missouri slave, Maine slave, slavery allowed north of the parallel.

Answer: (B)

This item focuses on how the Missouri Compromise tried to balance free and slave states while setting a boundary for slavery’s expansion. The arrangement指定 that Missouri would enter as a slave state, Maine would enter as a free state, and slavery would be prohibited in the territories north of the 36°30′ parallel in the Louisiana Purchase. In practical terms, slavery could exist south of that line (including Missouri) but not north of it. This balance was the key idea: maintain equal free and slave states in the Senate while drawing a clear geographic limit on where slavery could expand. The other descriptions would misstate who was free or slave, or they’d drop the boundary—none of those fit the actual arrangement of the Missouri Compromise.

This item focuses on how the Missouri Compromise tried to balance free and slave states while setting a boundary for slavery’s expansion. The arrangement指定 that Missouri would enter as a slave state, Maine would enter as a free state, and slavery would be prohibited in the territories north of the 36°30′ parallel in the Louisiana Purchase. In practical terms, slavery could exist south of that line (including Missouri) but not north of it.

This balance was the key idea: maintain equal free and slave states in the Senate while drawing a clear geographic limit on where slavery could expand. The other descriptions would misstate who was free or slave, or they’d drop the boundary—none of those fit the actual arrangement of the Missouri Compromise.