Expansion and Compromise — Quiz

Question 9 • US History

How did the concept of Manifest Destiny create the need for the Missouri Compromise?

Answer

As the US expanded, there needed to be a way to prevent territories from becoming states to avoid conflict, which led to the Missouri Compromise.

As the US expanded, slavery would be necessary to encourage agricultural growth, which led to the Missouri Compromise.

As the US expanded, there needed to be a balance of power between the North and the South, which led to the Missouri Compromise.

As the US expanded, Northern and Southern states sought a way to eliminate their differences, which led to the Missouri Compromise.

Explanation

Manifest Destiny encouraged the United States to expand westward, bringing new territories that could eventually become states. Since free states and slave states disagreed over slavery, each new state could shift the balance of power in Congress. The Missouri Compromise addressed this tension by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, balancing the North and South.

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