Which statement about the Missouri Compromise is true?

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine to enter as a free state, keeping the number of free and slave states balanced. It also drew a boundary at 36°30′ latitude for slavery in much of the remaining Louisiana Territory. Therefore, the true statement is that it allowed Missouri to become a slave state.

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