For each of the following statements, select whether it is a pro (benefit) or con (drawback) of the Missouri Compromise. Balanced the interests of the North and the South in Congress X proconRevealed the depth of the disagreement between the North and the South proconSettled the issue regarding the expansion of slavery proconDid not solve the fundamental disagreement about slavery procon

Balancing the number of free and slave states in Congress helped preserve political balance, so that was a benefit (pro). The compromise also showed how deeply the North and South disagreed over slavery, a drawback (con). It temporarily settled where slavery could expand, making that a benefit, though it did not last. Because it left the fundamental disagreement over slavery unresolved, that was a drawback (con).

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